Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for NYC'TA-LOPS
NYC'TA-LOPS, n. [Gr. νυκταλωψ; νυξ, night, and ωψ, the eye.]
- One that sees best in the night. Coles.
- One who loses his sight as night comes on, and remains blind till morning.
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