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NYCTIPELAGIC

\nˌɪkta͡ɪplˈad͡ʒɪk], \nˌɪkta‍ɪplˈad‍ʒɪk], \n_ˌɪ_k_t_aɪ_p_l_ˈa_dʒ_ɪ_k]\

Definitions of NYCTIPELAGIC

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)

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Rising to the surface of the sea only at night.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

[Greek] Rising to the surface of the sea only at night (zool.).

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

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