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Definition of Noctuid
1. Noun. Usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests.
Generic synonyms: Moth
Group relationships: Family Noctuidae, Noctuidae
Specialized synonyms: Underwing, Antler Moth, Cerapteryx Graminis, Heliothis Moth, Heliothis Zia, Armyworm, Pseudaletia Unipuncta, Spodoptera Exigua, Spodoptera Frugiperda
Definition of Noctuid
1. n. 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.
Definition of Noctuid
1. Noun. Any moth of the family ''Noctuidae'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Noctuid
1. a night-flying moth [n -S] : NOCTUOID [adj]
Medical Definition of Noctuid
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Noctuid
Literary usage of Noctuid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1902)
"... noctuid genera. It is essential that systematists state the type of the generic
title they use, and their work will be lasting in proportion as its ..."
2. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1904)
"... rutilus Coquillett and M. portoricensis Reeder, 20; Notes on the Mosquitoes
of British Columbia, 37; A new variety of the noctuid ..."
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