nyctalope

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nyctalope

(ˈnɪktəˌləʊp)
n
(Pathology) a person or animal affected by nyctalopia
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He visited his doctor and was told he was a "nyctalope" - a person who could see better in the dark because of the sensitising effects of the bleach's sodium hypochlorite on his retina.
Parce qu'il ne faut pas s'improviser nyctalope pour le voir.
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