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NOCTUID
Etymology
Noun
noctuid (plural noctuids)
Any in the species-rich family Noctuidae of moths.
Synonyms
• owlet moth
Anagrams
• conduit, duction
Source: Wiktionary
Noc"tu*id, n. Etym: [From L. nox, noctis, night.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous moths of the family Noctuidæ, or Noctuælitæ, as the cutworm moths, and armyworm moths; -- so called because they fly at night.
– a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the noctuids, or family Noctuidæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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