noctuan.

Brit.

/ˈnɒktjʊə/, U.S.

/ˈnɑktʃuə/

Inflections: Plural noctuas, unchanged, noctuae.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin noctua.

Etymology: < classical Latin noctua night owl, use as noun of feminine of an unattested adjective < noct- , nox night (see nocti- comb. form) + -uus, suffix forming adjectives. Compare French noctuelle (1792).

Entomology.

A noctuid moth, esp. one of the genus Noctua (subfamily Noctuinae), which includes the yellow underwings. Now chiefly (in form Noctua): the genus itself.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 508.

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1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxx. 185 An onisciform one [sc. larva], the legs of which..are covered with a viscid skin; this produced a Noctua.

1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 612 The palpi [are] generally nearly similar to those of the Noctuæ.

1859 H. T. Stainton Man. Brit. Butterflies & Moths II. 125 Deltoides, these insects form a sort of connecting group between the Noctuæ and the true Pyralidæ.

1892 Athenæum 15 Oct. 520/1 A curious noctua taken on the sandhills at St. Anne's-on-Sea.

1907 R. South Moths Brit. Isles I. 189 Noctuidae. This extensive assemblage of moths, commonly known as noctuas, and locally as ‘millers’, ‘owlets’, and ‘buzzards’, has been divided by Staudinger into five subfamilies.

1985 N. Stratton et al. tr. V. Sbordoni & S. Forestiero Butterflies of World (1998) 206 Many noctuids, particularly Catocala and some Noctua, display striking red, blue, or yellow colour only on their hind wings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	noctua
释义	noctuan. Brit. /ˈnɒktjʊə/, U.S. /ˈnɑktʃuə/ Inflections: Plural noctuas, unchanged, noctuae. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin noctua. Etymology: < classical Latin noctua night owl, use as noun of feminine of an unattested adjective < noct- , nox night (see nocti- comb. form) + -uus, suffix forming adjectives. Compare French noctuelle (1792). Entomology. A noctuid moth, esp. one of the genus Noctua (subfamily Noctuinae), which includes the yellow underwings. Now chiefly (in form Noctua): the genus itself.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 508. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Noctuidae > genus Noctua or Cucullia > member of shark1819 shark-moth1819 spectacle1819 noctua1826 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxx. 185 An onisciform one [sc. larva], the legs of which..are covered with a viscid skin; this produced a Noctua. 1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 612 The palpi [are] generally nearly similar to those of the Noctuæ. 1859 H. T. Stainton Man. Brit. Butterflies & Moths II. 125 Deltoides, these insects form a sort of connecting group between the Noctuæ and the true Pyralidæ. 1892 Athenæum 15 Oct. 520/1 A curious noctua taken on the sandhills at St. Anne's-on-Sea. 1907 R. South Moths Brit. Isles I. 189 Noctuidae. This extensive assemblage of moths, commonly known as noctuas, and locally as ‘millers’, ‘owlets’, and ‘buzzards’, has been divided by Staudinger into five subfamilies. 1985 N. Stratton et al. tr. V. Sbordoni & S. Forestiero Butterflies of World (1998) 206 Many noctuids, particularly Catocala and some Noctua, display striking red, blue, or yellow colour only on their hind wings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1826
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