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noctuid definition

noc·tuid (näk′to̵̅o̅ id, -tyo̵̅o̅-)

noun

any of a large family (Noctuidae) of mostly dull-colored moths which fly at night and are attracted to lights, including underwing moths and others with very destructive larvae, as cutworms or army worms

Etymology: < ModL Noctuidae < L noctua, night owl < nox (gen. noctis), night

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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