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noc·tu·id
(nŏk′cho͞o-ĭd)n.
Any of numerous usually brown or gray night-flying moths of the family Noctuidae, many of which have larvae, such as the cutworms and armyworms, that are agricultural pests. Also called owlet moth.
[From New Latin Noctuidae, family name, from Noctua, type genus, from Latin noctua, night owl; see nekw-t- in Indo-European roots.]
noc′tu·id adj.
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noctuid
(ˈnɒktjʊɪd)n
adj
(Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to the Noctuidae
[C19: via New Latin from Latin noctua night owl, from nox night]
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noc•tu•id
(ˈnɒk tʃu ɪd)n.
any of numerous dull-colored moths of the family Noctuidae, the larvae of which include the armyworms and cutworms.
[1875–80; < New Latin Noctuidae=Noctu(a) a genus of European moths (Latin noctua the little owl, probably n. use of feminine of *noctuus=noct-, s. of nox night + -uus adj. suffix) + -idae -id2]
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| Noun | 1. |  noctuid - usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pestsmoth - typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae family Noctuidae, Noctuidae - cutworms; armyworms underwing - moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings antler moth, Cerapteryx graminis - European moth with white antler-like markings on the forewings; the larvae damage pastures and grasslands heliothis moth, Heliothis zia - medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms armyworm, Pseudaletia unipuncta - moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes Spodoptera exigua - moth whose larvae are beet armyworms Spodoptera frugiperda - moth whose larvae are fall armyworms |
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