nyctalops
From LSJ
κρεῖττον εἶναι φιλοσόφως ἀποθανεῖν ἢ ἀφιλοσόφως ζῆν → that it is better to die in manner befitting a philosopher than to live unphilosophically
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
