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nyctalopia
nyc·ta·lo·pi·a [ nìktə lṓpee ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
sightlessness at night: the state of being unable to see well at night ( technical )

[Late 17th century. < late Latin< Greek nuktalōps "sightless at night" < nukt- "night" + alaos "sightless" + ōps "eye"]

nyc·ta·lo·pic [ nìktə lṓpik, nìktə lóppik ] adjective
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