# nyctophile

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Someone who loves the night or darkness.
2. Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.

## Etymology
From nycto- (“night”) + -phile.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nyctophile