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Noctuid

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Noun

1. noctuid, noctuid moth, owlet moth

usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Noctuid

see synonyms of noctuid
noun
1. 
any nocturnal moth of the family Noctuidae: includes the underwings and antler moth
See also cutworm, armyworm
adjective
2. 
of, relating to, or belonging to the Noctuidae

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Noctuid

see synonyms of noctuid
noun
any of a large family (Noctuidae) of mostly dull-colored moths which fly at night and are attracted to lights, including underwing moths and others with very destructive larvae, as cutworms or army worms

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Noctuid

see synonyms of noctuid
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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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