‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, the opposite of &unr_;; &unr_; day + &unr_; of &unr_;. See Nyctalopia. ] (Med.) A disease of the eyes, in consequence of which a person can see clearly or without pain only by daylight or a strong artificial light; day sight. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Some writers (as Quain) use the word in the opposite sense,
n. [ Gr. &unr_; day + &unr_; life. ] (Zool.) A neuropterous insect of the genus
a. (Zool.) Of relating to the hemerobians. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. A natural family of insects including the brown lacewings.
n. one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Lily family
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; day +