nutter

[Eng. nut, v.; -er.] One who nuts; a nut-gatherer. nux, s. [Lat.=a nut.] Bot., Pharm., .: A nut (q. v.). pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pot, IMG:content-0170.png:[blocks in formation] Both are forms of partial amaurosis, produced per- haps by imperfect nutrition of the retina. They sometimes arise in connection with scurvy. Pathol. One affected with nyctalopia (q. v.). nyc-tą lō-pỹ, s. [NYCTALOPΙΑ.] nyc-tăn thēş, s. [Pref. nyct- , and Gr. anthos flower.] nyc-tě-a, s. [Gr.nyktios=nightly, a singularly inappropriate name, since the bird is not noc- turnal.] inse, with Ornith.: A genus of Bubonide, sub-family Bubon- one species, Nyctea scandiaca , the Snowy Owl (q. v.), ranging from South Carolina to Green land and Northern Europe. nyc-ter-en-tēs, s. [Gr. nyktereutës=one who hunts or fishes by night; nyktereuō -to hunt or fish by night.] Entom.: Bat-lice; a family of Pupipara, para- sitic on bats. They are wingle , but have a pair of halteres on the dorsal surface between the articu- lations of the posterior limbs. nyc-těr-I-dæ, s . pl . [Mod. Lat., ., nycter(is); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idæ .] Zoology : A family belonging to Vespertilionine alliance of Micro chiropter a, from the warmer parts oped; the middle finger has two phalanges. It contains two genera, Mega derma and Nycteris (q. v.). nyc-ter-Is, s . [Greek nykteris =a bat, a night- bird.] Zool .: The typical genus of the family Nycteride. Dobson enumerates seven species: Nycteris hispid a (var. alpha N. villosa ), N. grand is , N. œthiopica , N. macrotis, N. capensis , N. thebaica (the Desert Bat), and N. javanica (the Javanese Desert Bat). The latter is the only species found out of Africa. nýct-hem-er-on, subst . [Gr.nyx (gen it. nyktos ) =night, and hemera =day.] The whole natural day, or day and night, consisting of twenty-four hours. life.] Zool .: Slow Loris ( Nycticebus tardigradus ), rang- ing from Hindu stan to China, and from Burmah to the great islands. The body and limbs are short; head globular; index finger short with a nail. The animal is taille . nyc-ti-çe-jūs, s. [Pref. nycti- ; second element doubtful.J Zool.: A genus of Micro chiropter a, family Ves- per til i on i dae. There is but one species, Nycticejus crepuscular is , ranging from New York to the Rocky Mountains, southward to New Orleans and to the West Indian Islands. The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia IMG:content-0172.png:[blocks in formation] damsel. IMG:content-0173.png:[blocks in formation] (2) Spec.: The third stage, when the insect entering it does not cease to be active. năm-pha ( pl . nym-phæ), s. [Lat.=a nymph.] 1. Entom .: The same as NYMPH, II. 2. 2. Anat . ( pl .): Two small folds at the sides of the vagina, called also the labia minor a .