Scotophilia
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scotophilia — darkness loving; fish that move away from light, such as some cave fishes … Dictionary of ichthyology
scotophilia — SYN: nyctophilia. [scoto + G. philos, fond] * * * sco·to·phil·ia (sko″to filґe ə) nyctophilia … Medical dictionary
Scotophilia — Scotophilˈia noun • • • Main Entry: ↑Scoto … Useful english dictionary
nyctophilia — Preference for the night or darkness. SYN: scotophilia. [nycto + G. philos, fond] * * * n. an intense preference for the darkness and an avoidance of activity in daylight hours. This is sometimes a form of social phobia. * * * nyc·to·phil·ia… … Medical dictionary
Northern cavefish — Conservation status Vulnerable (I … Wikipedia
Scotophile — A Scotophile is a person who is fond of Scottish culture and Scotland in general. Its antonym is Scotophobe.In some cases, scotophilia represents an individual s preference for Scottish culture over their own; the belief that Scottish culture is… … Wikipedia
autoeroticism — Synonyms and related words: active algolagnia, algolagnia, algolagny, amour propre, amphierotism, anal intercourse, bestiality, bisexuality, buggery, complacency, consequentiality, coprophilia, cunnilingus, ego trip, exhibitionism, fellatio,… … Moby Thesaurus
exhibitionism — Synonyms and related words: active algolagnia, algolagnia, algolagny, amphierotism, autoeroticism, baring, bisexuality, blazon, boldness, bravura, brazenness, brilliancy, coprophilia, daring, dash, demonstration, denudation, desquamation, display … Moby Thesaurus
fetishism — Synonyms and related words: Druidism, Parsiism, Sabaism, Zoroastrianism, active algolagnia, alchemy, algolagnia, algolagny, amphierotism, animal worship, autoeroticism, bewitchery, bisexuality, charm, coprophilia, demonism, demonolatry, devil… … Moby Thesaurus
homosexuality — Synonyms and related words: active algolagnia, algolagnia, algolagny, amphierotism, autoeroticism, bisexuality, coprophilia, exhibitionism, fetishism, heterosexuality, homoeroticism, homosexualism, incest, incestuousness, lesbianism, masochism,… … Moby Thesaurus
