NOCTUIDS

Noun

noctuids

plural of noctuid

Anagrams

• conduits, discount, ductions

Source: Wiktionary


NOCTUID

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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