nyctohemeral
/ˌnɪktəʊˈhɛm(ə)rəl/ /ˌnɪktəʊˈhɛm(ə)r(ə)l/Chiefly Biology and Physiology
adjective
= nycthemeral.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in William Dorland (1864–1956), obstetrician. Variant of nycthemeral, probably after nycto-.
- governess cart
- governessdom
- Governess-General
- governesshood
- governessing
- governess-less
- governess-like
- governess-pupil
- governess-ship
- governessy
- governing body
- governing class
- governless
- government
- governmental
- governmentalisation
- governmentalism
- governmentalist
- governmentalization
- governmentally
- government and binding
- government billet
- government bond
- government bore
- government cheese