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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