noctiferous

English

Etymology

From Latin noctifer, from nox, noctis + ferre (“to bring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɒkˈtɪfəɹəs/

Adjective

noctiferous (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) night-time; dark like the night.
   • 1855, J. T. Headley, The Keepsake:

     noctiferous confusion in the dark abyss

Translations

(obsolete) bringing night

• French: noctifère m or f

References

• “noctiferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.