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noctuid, a. and n. Entom.|ˈnɒktjʊɪd|
[f. mod.L. Noctuidæ: see noctua and -id.]
a. adj. Belonging to the family of moths named Noctuidæ.
b. n. A noctuid moth.
1880Libr. Univ. Knowl. I. 706 The larva of a noctuid moth. 1894Harper's Mag. Mar. 555 The evening primrose..hangs a golden necklace about the welcome murmuring noctuid. 1899D. Sharp Insects II. 415 The majority of Noctuid larvæ have the usual number of legs. |