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noctuid

noctuid noun: any moth in the species-rich family Noctuidae or the superfamily Noctuoidea.

noctuid: any moth in the species-rich family Noctuidae or the superfamily Noctuoidea
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Noun

noctuid (plural noctuids)

  1. Any moth in the species-rich family Noctuidae or the superfamily Noctuoidea.
    • Mr. H. McKnight, who resides at Goldstream, took a number of noctuids in September, feeding on hops.1916, British Columbia Provincial Museum, Report of the Provincial Museum of Natural History, page 462
    • The total wing area of these moths were essentially the same (geometrids = 3.8 cm²; noctuids = 3.6. cm²). Consequently, wing-loading of the noctuids was about twice as high as in the geometrids.1981, T. M. Casey, “Insect Flight Energetics”, in Clyde F. Herreid II, Charles R. Fourtner, editors, Locomotion and Energetics in Arthropods, page 432
    Synonyms:
    owlet moth

Synonyms of noctuid

Forms of noctuid

pluralnoctuids

Origin of noctuid

Borrowed from Translingual Noctuidae.

Words formed from noctuid

Questions about noctuid

What does noctuid mean?
Noctuid means any moth in the species-rich family Noctuidae or the superfamily Noctuoidea.
What part of speech is noctuid?
Noctuid is a noun.
What is the plural of noctuid?
The plural of noctuid is noctuids.

Words near noctuid in the dictionary

  1. noctovision
  2. noctovisor
  3. noctovisors
  4. noctuaries
  5. noctuary
  6. noctuid
  7. noctuidous
  8. noctuids
  9. noctuiform
  10. noctuine
  11. noctuines

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