nyctalops
From LSJ
ἁρμονίη ἀφανὴς φανερῆς κρείττων → the hidden attunement is better than the obvious one, invisible connection is stronger than visible, harmony we can't see is stronger than harmony we can, unseen harmony is stronger than what we can see
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
nyctălops: ōpis, adj., = νυκτάλωψ.
I That cannot see in the twilight, Plin. 28, 11, 47, § 170; 8, 50, 76, § 203; Dig. 21, 1, 10. —
II That sees only at night: nyctalopas, qui per noctem vident et per diem obscuritatem patiuntur, Theod. Prisc. 1, 10.—
III The plant nyctegretos, Plin. 21, 11, 36, § 62.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
nyctălōps, ōpis, (νυκτάλωψ), nyctalope, qui ne voit que dans la nuit : Plin. 28, 170 ; Dig. 21, 1, 10
