नक्तंचर

Monier-Williams · naktaṃcara
cara mf(ī)n. walking about at nṭnight ‖ m. any night-animal or creature &c ‖ nocturnal demon, Rakshas &c. (rêśvara m. the lord of the rovers or fiends ) ‖ the bdellium tree ‖ (ī), f. a female demon