Meaning of NOCTUID
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| | Definition: | | [n] usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests |
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| | Synonyms: | | noctuid moth, owlet moth |
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| | See Also: | | antler moth, army cutworm, armyworm, Cerapteryx graminis, Chorizagrotis auxiliaris, family Noctuidae, heliothis moth, Heliothis zia, moth, Noctuidae, Pseudaletia unipuncta, Spodoptera exigua, Spodoptera frugiperda, underwing | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Noc"tu*id\, n. [From L. nox, noctis, night.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous moths of the family {Noctuid[ae]}, or
{Noctu[ae]lit[ae]}, as the cutworm moths, and armyworm moths;
-- so called because they fly at night. -- a. Of or
pertaining to the noctuids, or family {Noctuid[ae]}.
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