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Definition of Noctule
1. n. A large European bat (Vespertilio, or Noctulina, altivolans).
Definition of Noctule
1. Noun. A bat, of the genus ''Nyctalus'', that lives in tree hollows ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Noctule
1. a large bat [n -S]
Medical Definition of Noctule
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Noctule
Literary usage of Noctule
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Animal Life and Intelligence by Conwy Lloyd Morgan (1891)
"... V Metacarpal 39.5 mm Phalanges of Digi\ 16,5 mm T/6/0 J8 mm Variation and
Natural Selection. Fig. 13.—The noctule(Fe«per«30 noe(u2a). ..."
2. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1866)
"A falcatus, the Falcated noctule. India. 89. S. Leachii, Leach's noctule. India.
... the Singapore noctule. Singapore. 93. N. labiata, Large-Lipped noctule. ..."
3. British Mammals: An Attempt to Describe and Illustrate the Mammalian Fauna by Harry Hamilton Johnston (1903)
"The noctule emits a very offensive smell from glands in the mouth. ... The range
of the great bat in Britain is confined to the midland HEAD OF noctule BAT ..."
4. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1827)
"It resembles the noctule so strongly in colour and proportions, that one might
almost ... Thus the pipistrelle differs from the noctule, not only in size, ..."
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