nycti-

variant of nyct-.

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nyct-
nyctitropic

nycti-|ˈnɪktɪ|repr. Gr. νυκτι-, a combining form (properly locative) of νυκτ-, νύξ night, used in a few scientific terms, chiefly zoological, as nyctiardea, the nycticorax; Nycticebus, a genus including the slow-paced lemur; nyctipithecus, a night-monkey; nyctisaura, a nocturnal lizard. Adjectival derivatives from these, as nycticebine, nyctipithecine, nyctisaurian, are given in some recent Dictionaries.

nycti- /ˈnɪkti/ combining form.

ORIGIN: Greek nukti- combining form (properly locative) of nukt-, nux night: see -i-.

Of or pertaining to night. Cf. nycto-.

DERIVATIVE nyctiˈnastic adjective (Botany) (of periodic movements of flowers or leaves) caused by regular (esp. nightly) changes in light intensity or temperature E20.
nyctinasty noun [Greek nastos pressed] Botany a nyctinastic movement M20.
nyctitropic /-ˈtrəʊpɪk, -ˈtrɒpɪk/ adjective exhibiting nyctitropism L19.
nyctitropism /-ˈtrəʊp-/ noun (Botany) the tendency of leaves or other parts of a plant to take up a different position at night from that occupied in the day L19.

nycti-
— see nyct-

词汇	nycti-
词根词缀	Dictionary.com OED SOED Webster nycti- 1 variant of nyct-. Related Words nyct- nyctitropic nycti-\|ˈnɪktɪ\|repr. Gr. νυκτι-, a combining form (properly locative) of νυκτ-, νύξ night, used in a few scientific terms, chiefly zoological, as *nyctiardea, the nycticorax; Nycticebus, a genus including the slow-paced lemur; nyctipithecus, a night-monkey; nyctisaura, a nocturnal lizard. Adjectival derivatives from these, as nycticebine, nyctipithecine, nyctisaurian, are given in some recent Dictionaries. nycti- /ˈnɪkti/ combining form. ORIGIN: Greek nukti- combining form (properly locative) of nukt-, nux night: see -i-. Of or pertaining to night. Cf. nycto-. DERIVATIVE nyctiˈnastic adjective (Botany) (of periodic movements of flowers or leaves) caused by regular (esp. nightly) changes in light intensity or temperature E20. nyctinasty noun [Greek nastos pressed] Botany a nyctinastic movement M20. nyctitropic /-ˈtrəʊpɪk, -ˈtrɒpɪk/ adjective exhibiting nyctitropism L19. nyctitropism /-ˈtrəʊp-/ noun (Botany) the tendency of leaves or other parts of a plant to take up a different position at night from that occupied in the day L19. nycti-* — see nyct-
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