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Examples
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Watho called her Nycteris, and she grew as like Vesper as possible -- in all but one particular.
Harper's Young People, December 2, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly Various
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Watho called her Nycteris, and she grew as like Vesper as possible -- in all but one particular.
Stephen Archer and Other Tales George MacDonald 1864
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One day, therefore, a little before noon, while Nycteris was in her deepest sleep, she had a darkened litter brought to the door, and in that she made two of her men carry her to the plain above.
Harper's Young People, December 30, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly Various
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I like "Photogen and Nycteris" so much that I can hardly wait till the next number comes.
Harper's Young People, January 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Various
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"I will never leave you again, Nycteris," cried Photogen.
Harper's Young People, December 30, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly Various
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From that dreadful morning Nycteris had never got to be herself again.
Harper's Young People, December 30, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly Various
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The little education she intended Nycteris to have, Watho gave her by word of mouth.
Harper's Young People, December 2, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly Various
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At length, in the shade of her hair, the blue eyes of Nycteris began to come to themselves a little, and the first thing they saw was a comfort.
Harper's Young People, December 30, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly Various
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Nycteris, however, saw so much better than Watho imagined, that the light she gave her was quite sufficient, and she managed to coax Falca into teaching her the letters, after which she taught herself to read, and Falca now and then brought her a child's book.
Harper's Young People, December 2, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly Various
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And whether it was that her failure with Photogen foiled also her plans in regard to Nycteris, or that her illness made her yet more of a devil's wife, certainly Watho now got sick of the girl too, and hated to have her about the castle.
Harper's Young People, December 30, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly Various
biocon commented on the word Nycteris
Nycteris is the genus in the monotypic family of slit-faced or hollow-faced bats from East Malaysia, Indonesia and many parts of Africa. See nycteris.
September 18, 2011