Nyctipithecusn.

Brit.

/ˌnɪktᵻˈpɪθᵻkəs/, U.S.

/ˌnɪktəˈpɪθəkəs/

Inflections: Plural Nyctipitheci Brit.

/ˌnɪktᵻˈpɪθᵻsʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˌnɪktəˈpɪθəˌsaɪ/.

Forms: 1800s Nyctopitheci (plural, irregular), 1800s– Nyctipithecus. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Nyctipithecus.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Nyctipithecus (J. B. von Spix Simiarum et Vespertilionum Brasiliensium (1823) 24) < nycti- nycti- comb. form + ancient Greek πίθηκος ape (see pithecoid adj. and n.).

Zoology. Now disused.

The genus comprising the night monkeys (now called Aotus); (also) a monkey of this genus.

ΚΠ

a1832 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XXII. 585/2 In appearance and gesture the Nyctipitheci much resemble Cats.

1875 G. G. Hartwig Polar & Trop. Worlds 691 The habits of the Nyctopitheci, or nocturnal monkeys, bear a great resemblance to those of the bats or flying foxes.

1883 Harper's Mag. Jan. 189/1 He has seen the eyes of the sleeping monkey (nyctipithecus) so brilliant in complete darkness that they illuminated objects at a distance of half a foot.

1901 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 194 11 The Nyctipitheci, which I place lowest among the Platyrhine Monkeys, have a fundus [sc. of the eye] stippled all over with minute brown dots.

1934 Q. Rev. Biol. 9 68/2 The topography and subdivisions of the responsive motor areas of Nyctipithecus were found to be largely the same as in the marmosets.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nyctipithecus
释义	Nyctipithecusn. Brit. /ˌnɪktᵻˈpɪθᵻkəs/, U.S. /ˌnɪktəˈpɪθəkəs/ Inflections: Plural Nyctipitheci Brit. /ˌnɪktᵻˈpɪθᵻsʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌnɪktəˈpɪθəˌsaɪ/. Forms: 1800s Nyctopitheci (plural, irregular), 1800s– Nyctipithecus. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Nyctipithecus. Etymology: < scientific Latin Nyctipithecus (J. B. von Spix Simiarum et Vespertilionum Brasiliensium (1823) 24) < nycti- nycti- comb. form + ancient Greek πίθηκος ape (see pithecoid adj. and n.). Zoology. Now disused. The genus comprising the night monkeys (now called Aotus); (also) a monkey of this genus. ΚΠ a1832 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XXII. 585/2 In appearance and gesture the Nyctipitheci much resemble Cats. 1875 G. G. Hartwig Polar & Trop. Worlds 691 The habits of the Nyctopitheci, or nocturnal monkeys, bear a great resemblance to those of the bats or flying foxes. 1883 Harper's Mag. Jan. 189/1 He has seen the eyes of the sleeping monkey (nyctipithecus) so brilliant in complete darkness that they illuminated objects at a distance of half a foot. 1901 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 194 11 The Nyctipitheci, which I place lowest among the Platyrhine Monkeys, have a fundus [sc. of the eye] stippled all over with minute brown dots. 1934 Q. Rev. Biol. 9 68/2 The topography and subdivisions of the responsive motor areas of Nyctipithecus were found to be largely the same as in the marmosets. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1832
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