Nyctophilus

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νυκτόφιλος (nuktóphilos, “night-loving, night lover”), from νῠ́ξ (nŭ́x, “night”) +‎ -φιλος (-philos, “liker, someone fond of”).

Proper noun

Nyctophilus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Vespertilionidae – certain long-eared bats.

Descendants

  • → English: nyctophile (semantic loan)
  • → Polish: nocolubek (calque)

References

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