noctuid

Noc"tu*id, n. Etym: [From L. nox, noctis, night.] (Zoöl.) Defn: Any one of numerous moths of the family Noctuidæ, or Noctuælitæ, as the cutworm moths, and armyworm moths; -- so called because they fly at night. -- a. Defn: Of or pertaining to the noctuids, or family Noctuidæ.

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