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noctuid |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Noctuid \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]}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: noctuid n : usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests [syn: {noctuid moth}, {owlet moth}]
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