About The Word Noctuid
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Noctuid
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What's The Definition Of Noctuid?
[n] usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests
Synonyms | Synonyms for Noctuid: noctuid moth | owlet moth Related Terms | Find terms related to Noctuid: 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 Noctuid In Webster's Dictionary \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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