hemerálope

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡμεράλωψ (hēmerálōps), from ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “sight”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /emeˈɾalope/ [e.meˈɾa.lo.pe]
Rhymes: -alope
Syllabification: he‧me‧rá‧lo‧pe

Adjective

hemerálope m or f (masculine and feminine plural hemerálopes)

(medicine) hemeralopic

Derived terms

hemeralopía

See also

nictálope

Further reading

“hemerálope”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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