noctuidadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈnɒktjʊɪd/, U.S.

/ˈnɑktʃuɪd/

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Noctuidae, family name (J. F. Stephens Systematic Catal. Brit. Insects (1829) ii. 62) < Noctua noctua n. + -idae (see -id suffix³). Compare French noctuidés, plural (end of the 19th cent.).

Entomology.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating the large family Noctuidae of large and medium-sized moths, which typically have dull brownish forewings and pale or colourful hindwings.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [adjective] > belonging to family Noctuidae

noctuid1868

1868 A. S. Packard Guide to Study of Insects 243 Dr. Knaggs advises that ‘hiding places’, or bits of chips, etc., be provided for such Noctuid larvæ as naturally lie concealed.

1899 D. Sharp in Cambr. Nat. Hist. VI. 415 The majority of Noctuid larvæ have the usual number of legs.

1947 A. D. Imms Outl. Entomol. (ed. 3) i. 3 The giant Noctuid moth Erebus agrippina has a wing spread of 280 mm., but its slender body is no more than 55 mm. long.

1958 V. Nabokov Let. 1 Jan. in Sel. Lett. (1989) 239 I annually attempt to identify the noctuid moth that circles around a lamp in the brothel scene of Joyce's ‘Ulysses’.

1997 Guardian 21 Jan. i. 14/7 The small moth that came to the light was a member of the noctuid family called the Chestnut.

B. n.

A noctuid moth. Also called owlet.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Noctuidae > member of (noctuid)

antler1775

owlet moth1846

noctuid1873

earworm1882

1873 Amer. Naturalist 7 227 We cannot agree with him in placing..the species of Hypena and indeed all the ‘Deltoids’ among the Noctuids.

1894 Harper's Mag. Mar. 555 The evening primrose..hangs a golden necklace about the welcome murmuring noctuid.

1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xiv. 311 An interesting group of noctuids are the so-called underwings.

1972 Science 12 May 599/2 Medium-sized, nonhovering moths such as noctuids.

1996 Guardian 25 June i. 16/7 A moth fluttered along the path in front of me... It was an immigrant noctuid called the silver Y.

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

单词	noctuid
释义	noctuidadj.n. Brit. /ˈnɒktjʊɪd/, U.S. /ˈnɑktʃuɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Noctuidae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Noctuidae, family name (J. F. Stephens Systematic Catal. Brit. Insects (1829) ii. 62) < Noctua noctua n. + -idae (see -id suffix³). Compare French noctuidés, plural (end of the 19th cent.). Entomology. A. adj. Of, relating to, or designating the large family Noctuidae of large and medium-sized moths, which typically have dull brownish forewings and pale or colourful hindwings. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [adjective] > belonging to family Noctuidae noctuid1868 1868 A. S. Packard Guide to Study of Insects 243 Dr. Knaggs advises that ‘hiding places’, or bits of chips, etc., be provided for such Noctuid larvæ as naturally lie concealed. 1899 D. Sharp in Cambr. Nat. Hist. VI. 415 The majority of Noctuid larvæ have the usual number of legs. 1947 A. D. Imms Outl. Entomol. (ed. 3) i. 3 The giant Noctuid moth Erebus agrippina has a wing spread of 280 mm., but its slender body is no more than 55 mm. long. 1958 V. Nabokov Let. 1 Jan. in Sel. Lett. (1989) 239 I annually attempt to identify the noctuid moth that circles around a lamp in the brothel scene of Joyce's ‘Ulysses’. 1997 Guardian 21 Jan. i. 14/7 The small moth that came to the light was a member of the noctuid family called the Chestnut. B. n. A noctuid moth. Also called owlet. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Noctuidae > member of (noctuid) antler1775 owlet moth1846 noctuid1873 earworm1882 1873 Amer. Naturalist 7 227 We cannot agree with him in placing..the species of Hypena and indeed all the ‘Deltoids’ among the Noctuids. 1894 Harper's Mag. Mar. 555 The evening primrose..hangs a golden necklace about the welcome murmuring noctuid. 1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xiv. 311 An interesting group of noctuids are the so-called underwings. 1972 Science 12 May 599/2 Medium-sized, nonhovering moths such as noctuids. 1996 Guardian 25 June i. 16/7 A moth fluttered along the path in front of me... It was an immigrant noctuid called the silver Y. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1868
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