Nyctipithecinae 
., : :nnl *<//'- 
////.< 01- ' '/// -yxii/lirij- ; the night-apes or night- 
monkeys. Tin- tuit is not prehensile, the incisors are 
verticil,' ami the cerebral convolutions are obsolete. In 
some re-sports, us In their nocturnal hubits, these animals 
represent tin- li'inurs in America. 
nyctipithecine (nlk-ti-pith'^-sin), a. and . I. 
Be all my Bins r 
AO47 
, In thy orisons 
Omt, Hamlet, 111. 1. 89. 
3. In eiitiim., the third stage of an insect's trans- 
formation, intervening between the larva and 
the imago; a pupa; a chrysalis; a nympha. 
Si i- ruts under Ternum and X 
'?. Pertaining to the tfyctiptthecina, or having nympha (niin'fii), .; pi. iti/Hi/ilm- (-fe). I M-.., 
tlieir cliaractei-s. < L. ////</<, < Ur. vGu+1, a bride, a u 
II. M. A member of the Xycli/ii/lii'i-inii; as a 
night-monkey, owl-monkey, saguin, saimiri, or 
doiirouc'onli. 
Nyctipithecus (nik''ti-pi-the'kus), . [NL., 
< Gr. vi'i; (IT/.T-), night, 4- m'tt^of, an ape.] The 
leading genus of \yi'tipitlti-rimr, containing the 
douroucoulis or owl-monkeys. See cut under 
iliniroiifiiuli. 
Nyctisaura (nik-ti-sa'rii), n.pl. [NL., < Gr. nf 
(WKT-), night, + oavpo a lizard.] The gecko- 
nymph.] 
1. In 0lt>M.', a nymph] pupa, or chrysalis. 
2. i>l. In mint., the labia minora or lesser lips 
of the vulva ; a pair of folds of mucous mem- 
brane on the inner side of the labia majora, 
united over the clitoris. 3f. In conch., an 
impression behind the umbones of a bivalve 
shell, surmounted by an external ligament. 
4. [cap.] In soiil.: (a) A genus of bivalve mol- 
lusks. Martini, 1773. (l>) A genus of reptiles. 
Fitzinger, 1826. (c) A genus of lepidopterous 
insects. Krause. 
lizards, or Axrulahota ; in Cope's classification, 
a suborder or similar group of lizards charac- Nymphacea (niin-fa'se-ji), n. pi. [NL., < ffym- 
terized by the production of the prootic bone pha + -acea] A family of dimyanan bivalves, 
in front, the development of two suspensoria, characterized by having the external ligament 
the proximal expansion of the clavicles, and the prominent and upraised behind the_umbones._ It 
nnderarching of the frontal bones of the olfac- Included 
nympholepsy 
nymphal (nim'fal), ". ami n. [= It. / 
Cf. U. iii/iiii'liii/t*. 'pertaining to a fountain (or 
to a water-nymph). < ;/'"/''"'. a nymph 
i'ii:i</>li.\ I. '/. 1. Relating to nymphs: nym- 
phean. J. 1'liilipx. 2. In _-<7.. of or pertain- 
ing to a nymph or nympha: as, the iit/m/ilml 
stage of an insect. 
II. M. If. A fanciful name given byDrayton 
to the ten divisions (nymphals) of his poem 
"The Muses' Elysium." 
The Xyinphal nought hut sweetness breathes. 
Draytim, The .Muses' Elysium, Xtrmphal v. 
2. In but., a member of one of Lindley's alli- 
ances, the \i/iniiit<i/i-x, which includes the Xym- 
/ilnniccir. \i liiniliiaeea?, etc. 
nymphalid (nim'fa-lid), n. and n. I. a. Per- 
taining to the Xymjilni/iilir, or having their char- 
acters. 
II. . A nymphalid butterfly. 
(nim-fal'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < 
various genera now placed in different families, 
as Psawmutriidee, TtUiniAce, LucinidcK, and Vonacidce. 
It contains 2 families, Gccconidu' 

Pertaining to the Nyctisa'ura, or having their 
characters. 
II. . A member of the Nyctisaura. 
nyctitropic (nik-ti-trop'ik), a. [< Gr. vif (VWKT-), 
night, + T/>6irof, a turn.] In hot., characteristic 
of, affected by, or exhibiting nyctitropisin. 
We come now to the nyctitropic or sleep movements of 
leaves. It should be remembered that we contlne this 
term to leaves which place their blades at night either in 
a vertieal position or not more than 30 from the vertical, 
that is, at least 80 above or beneath the horizon. 
Darwin, Movement in Plants, vli. 317. 
nyctitropism (nik'ti-tro-pizm), n. [< nyeti- 
li-i>l>-ie. + -ixni.] In bot., the habit of certain 
Nymphalidae (nim-fai'i-de), n. pi. 
Aym- Symphalis + -Mas.] A family of rhopalocerous 
Lepidoptera or butterflies, founded by Boisdu- 
val in 1840 on the Latreillean genus Xtjinpliiilis. 
It is composed of medium-sized and large butterflies, 
generally brightly colored. In the male the fore legs 
are quite rudimentary, being only a pair of rough-haired 
stumps of apparently two joints each ; In the female the 
separate parts are present, but small. The middle legs are 
directed forward. The larvie are spiny or have Meshy warts 
covered with hair. The head is usually more or less hilobed, 
and the tips of the lobes often support branching spines. 
acea and the suborder Nymphwt, distinguished The pup are naked and suspended by the cremaster. 
There are several subfamilies and many genera. 
Nymphalinae (nim-fa-li'ne), n.pl. [NL.,< Xym- 
phalis + -ina;.] The Nymphalida: rated as a 
subfamily. 
nymphaline (nim'fa-lin), a. and . I. . Per- 
taining to the Xytnplialinte, or having their char- 
acters. 
II. . A nymphaline butterfly. 
Nymphalis (nim'fa-lis), . [NL. (Latreille, 
1805), < Gr. vi'f*tm, a" nymph: see nymph] The 
typical genus of Xymphalida! and Xymiihalitiir. 
Great confusion exists as to what group of butterflies 
should properly bear this name. Scudder, In his histori- 
cal sketch of the generic names of butterflies, applies It to 
a West Indian species, N. sappho. No species of Nym- 
Khali* in this restricted sense are found In Europe or 
North America. 
nymphea.ii (nim-fe'an), a. [( Gr. v//^a<of, per- 
taining to or sacred to a nymph or nymphs, < 
vi'jufii, a nymph.] Of or pertaining to nymphs; 
inhabited by nymphs: as, "cool Xymphcan 
grots," J. Dyer, Ruins of Rome. 
[< nymph + -et.] A 
little nymph. 
The Kymphets sporting there. Draytan, Polyolbion, xi. 
Gr. vvn<j>tK6$, pertain- 
a bride, or to a bride- 
^ ymph (vi)/i^iof, a bride- 
root, brandy-bottle, dotei, 2, pond-tily, and spoiler-dock. groom): see nymph. Cf . L. XyniphictiM, a prop- 
2. A genus including the white water-lilies: er name.] Of or pertaining to nymphs, 
long known under this name, now rightly re- nymphical (nim'fi-kal), . [< nymphie + -?.] 
placed by the older name Castatia. it belongs to Same as nympliic. 
Pond-lily, or Spatter^lock (Nymph* 
a, a stamen ; b, the fruit. 
the day; the "sleep" of plants. 
nyctophile (nik'to-fil), . A bat of the genus 
Xyctopliilim. 
Nyctophilus (nik-tof'i-lus), n. [NL., < Gr. 
vuf IWKT-), night, + <t>ifoc, loving.] A genus of KIWVO, a. jxin, in 
long-eared bits of the family VespertilionidH- by the numerous carpels being wholly immersed ^p^tf (nim'fe 
andthe subfamily Plccotina,' They 'have a null- ^^S&S^^J^vSSa^ HttlSnvmnh. fR, 
,,L ,, t .,, > ,, i . lu* i i ,,.; ji 11- nH 1 niwiiitlrir in **arri miner ' ne iiiinitjrous yenow suiiiitiis ana Biauit 
^^."SS^tiS^^^SS^to^^SZ densely imbricated around the ovary; the few sepaUare 
half-jaw. If. ttmorenma, the only species, Inhabits the 
Australian region. It was formerly known as Oeotfroy's 
nyctophile, ^V. geoflroyi. 
nyctophonia (nik-to-fo'ni-a), n. [NL., < Gr. 
vt'f (VVKT-), night, + 'fyuvri, voice.] Loss of voice 
during the day. 
nyctotyphlosis (nik'to-ti-flo'sis), H. [< Gr. 
(VVK.T-), night, + Ti'<t>/jjaif, a making blind, blind- the order Xymphasacea and the suborder Nymphaa-, and NymphicUS (nim'fi-kus), n. [NL., < Gr. 
*,'- _",_. L', : _J , .^ii. LI:_J T is marked by the carpels being more or less Immersed in "J." ino- t a. nvrnnh- SPP i 
the receptacle, the numerous petals and the stamens into "6 P' 
which they gradually pass becoming Inwardly more and genus of parrakeets. 
ness, < Tt^Aow, make blind, < ri^Xof, blind.] 
Night-blindness; inability to see in a dim light. 
See nyctalopia and hemeralopia. 
nyeH, adv., a., and v. An obsolete form of nigh. 
I'diiyrave. 
nye'^t, See ny l . 
nye'H, A variant of noy. 
nygount, nygunt, See nigon. 
nylghau, nylghai, n. See niltjau. 
, . 
to a nym ph: see nymphie.] 
See corella. 
tra- Nymphipara (nim-fip'a-rii), n. pf. [NL.,neut. 
*"' pi. of nymph iparus: seenymphiparoua.] A name 
-, . - * given by Reaumur to the Pupipara. 
NymphaeaceSB (mm-fe-a'se-e), n. pi. [NL. (A. nymp h.iparOuS (nim-fip'a-rus), a. [< NL. nym- 
' Xympha-a + -acca:] 7 ^,y /nw , < L. nympha (t. Gr. vi>^), the puj 
more adnate to the receptacle about the carpels. See 
ter-lilii, nenuphar, pond-lily, and lotto. (See also intrmrse. 
nymphaea a , n. Plural of nymphceum. 
P. de Candolle, 1816), < 
An order of dicotyledonous polypetalous plants, 
the water-lily family, classed with the cohort 
nymt, 
A variant of nim 1 . 
Banales, typified by the genus yyniphaia, and 
characterized by the usually thickened recep- 'phipara or I'ni>ipara 
* * /;,'!, \ 
produce.] In entom., producing nymphs or pu- 
pupiparous ; of or pertaining to the Xym- 
tacle, and embryo with thick cotyledons partly n ymphish (nim'fish), a. [< nymph + -i/il.] 
nymelt, " An obsolete form of nimble. 
nymph (nimf), n. [< ME. nimphe, < OF. nimphe, 
F. nymphe = Sp. Pg. It. ninfa = D. i!i/= G. 
iii/iiiphe = Sw. nymf= Dan. nymfe, < L. nynii>li<i, 
nymphe, a bride, a nymph, < Gr. vvfi^Ji, a bride, 
a young wife, a girl, in myth, a nymph ; also, with many petals, stamens, and plsi 
the chrysalis or pupa of an insect, a young Nymphaeae (nim-fe'e), n. pi. [NL. (Bentham nymphitis (niin-fi'tis). n. [< NL. nympha- (see 
bee or wasp, etc.] 1. In myth., one of a nu- and Hooker, 1862), shortened for *Xymphtcea>, nympha, 2) + -His.] In pa thai., inflammation 
merous class of inferior divinities, imagined as (X/ymphtea + -co;.] A suborder of the polypet- of the nymphse. 
beautiful maidens, eternally young, who were alous order Xi/mplia'acea;, typified by the genus nymph-like (nimf 'lik), a. Characteristic of a 
considered as tutelary spirits of certain locali- Ifymplitni, distinguished by the many ovules in nymph; resembling nymphs: as, "'nymph-like 
ties and objects, or of certain races and fami- each carpel. About 30 species in 5 genera are step,'_' Milton, P. L., ix : 452. _ _ ,,, 
lies, and whose existence depended upon that known, from temperate and tropical wa 
of the things with which they were identified, nymphaeum (nim-fe'um), n.; pi. 
as nym/ili-IH'f. 
They were generally in the train or company of some other fL.,"< ! Gr. vi'fiQatov, vv/iQaioi>, a temple or shrine nymphochrysallS (nim-fo-kris'a-lis), w._ [NL., 
of the nymphs, < vvfu^i, a bride, a nymph : see ...,-_,_,_, ... ,. 
wyw/i/i.] In claxxical antiq. : (a) A sanctuary like stage from which the nymph in certain 
or shrine of the nymphs; a place sacred to a acarids (Trombidium) is developed. H. Henk- 
ing, 1882. 
pany of 
divinity of Ugher'nak, and were believed to be 
sessed of the gift of prophecy and of poetical inspiratii 
Nymphs of rivers, brooks, and springs were called ..V-- 
those of mountains, Oreads; tho 
nymphly (nimf'li), a. [< nymph + -ly 1 .] Same 
as nym/ili-IH'c. 
nymphochrysalis (nim-fo-kris'i. 
< in/wi'liii, nymph, + chrysalis, q. v.] The egg- 
, hose of woods and trees, 
Dryads anil Hamadryads; those of the sea, tftreid*. The 
name was also used generally, like muse, for the inspiring 
power of nature. 
Where were ye, Xi/inphft, when the remorseless deep 
Closed o'er the head of your loved Lycidas? 
ililtmi, Lycidas, 1. 60. 
2. Hence, a young and attractive woman ; a 
maiden ; a damsel. [Poetical.] 
nymph, (fc) In ancient Roman villas, a room 
or gallery with niches and recesses for statues nympholepsy (nim'fo-lep-si), n. 
and plants, and often ornamented with columns, 
f ountains, and other decorative features. 
Xext to the triclinium, on to which it opens with large 
windows, is a nvmphcettm, or room with marble-lined 
fountain and recesses for plants and statm-K. 
Encyc. Brit., XX. 828. 
ia, the state of one rapt or entranced, < 
rxTos , rapt, inspired : see fMpAofapt, Cf . cat- 
alepsy, epilepsy] An ecstasy; a divine frenzy. 
A young Aurora of the air, 
The nymphottpty of some fond despair. 
Byron, Childe Harold, Iv. 115. 
