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‖ noctua Entom.|ˈnɒktjʊə| [a. L. noctua night-owl.] A moth of the genus Noctua.
1840Cuvier's Anim. Kingd. 612 The palpi [are] generally nearly similar to those of the Noctuæ. 1892Athenæum 15 Oct. 520/1 A curious noctua taken on the sandhills at St. Anne's-on-Sea. 1905Westm. Gaz. 19 May 4/2 The Noctuas are sugar-lovers above all the others. |