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noctuine

noctuine noun: any moth in the subfamily Noctuinae.

noctuine: any moth in the subfamily Noctuinae
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Noun

noctuine (plural noctuines)

  1. Any moth in the subfamily Noctuinae

Forms of noctuine

pluralnoctuines

Origin of noctuine

From translingual Noctuinae.

Questions about noctuine

What does noctuine mean?
Noctuine means any moth in the subfamily Noctuinae.
What part of speech is noctuine?
Noctuine is a noun.
What is the plural of noctuine?
The plural of noctuine is noctuines.

Words near noctuine in the dictionary

  1. noctuary
  2. noctuid
  3. noctuidous
  4. noctuids
  5. noctuiform
  6. noctuine
  7. noctuines
  8. noctule
  9. noctules
  10. noctuoid
  11. noctuoids

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