nyctophile

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Synonyms: arctophile, necrophile, nyctophilia, mycophile, nyctophilus

Antonyms: arctophile, necrophile, nyctophilia, mycophile, nyctophilus

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Noun

1. Someone who loves the [[night#Noun|night]] or [[darkness#Noun|darkness]].
2. {{lb|en|zoology|archaic}} Any of the [[Australian#Adjective|Australian]] [[bat#Noun|bats]] of the [[genus#Noun|genus]] {{taxfmt|Nyctophilus|genus}}.

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