nyctalopie
French, noun\nik.ta.lɔ.pi\
nyctalopie is spelled N-Y-C-T-A-L-O-P-I-E (10 letters). Nyctalopie is a French feminine noun meaning “night vision (the ability for certain animals to see during the night)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Capacité de certains animaux de voir dans l’obscurité et dans la nuit”.
What does nyctalopie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenight vision (the ability for certain animals to see during the night)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Capacité de certains animaux de voir dans l’obscurité et dans la nuit.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nyctalopie
- nyctalopies plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nyctalopie?
- \nik.ta.lɔ.pi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.