- nyctipelagic
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adj. [Gr. nyktos, night; pelagos, sea]Coming to the water surface only at night.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
nyctipelagic
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nyctipelagic — |niktə+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nyct + pelagic : bathypelagic and appearing at the surface only at night nyctipelagic fauna … Useful english dictionary
nyctipelagic — pertaining to organisms that migrate into surface waters at night … Dictionary of ichthyology
nyctipelagic — nyc·ti·pelagic … English syllables
