Noctule Definition
nŏkcho͝ol
noun
Any of a genus (Nyctalus) of bats; esp., a large brown species (N. noctula) of Europe and the British Isles.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Noctule
Noun
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noctulePlural:
noctulesOrigin of Noctule
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French from Italian nottola bat, owl from Late Latin noctula from Latin diminutive of noctua night owl nekw-t- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
New Latin, from noctua (“owl") + -ulus (“diminutive")
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