"lychnobite" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: lychnobites [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek λυχνόβιος (lukhnóbios, “living by lamplight”), from λύχνος (lúkhnos, “lamp”) + βίος (bíos, “life”); ending analogical to cenobite. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|λυχνόβιος||living by lamplight}} Ancient Greek λυχνόβιος (lukhnóbios, “living by lamplight”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lychnobite (plural lychnobites)
  1. (rare) A person who works or labors at night and sleeps during the day. Tags: rare Related terms: guanobite, stygobite, troglobite
    Sense id: en-lychnobite-en-noun-CjD6G-vn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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