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noctule definition

noc·tule (näk′to̵̅o̅l′, -tyo̵̅o̅l′)

noun

any of a genus (Nyctalus) of bats; esp., a large brown species (N. noctula) of Europe and the British Isles

Etymology: Fr < VL *noctula, owl, bat, dim. < L noctua: see noctuid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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