noctulen.

Brit.

/ˈnɒktjuːl/,

/ˈnɒktʃuːl/, U.S.

/ˈnɑkˌtʃul/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French noctule.

Etymology: < French noctule a kind of bat (Buffon Hist. nat. VIII. (1760) 128) < post-classical Latin noctula a kind of bat (5th–6th cent.) < classical Latin noctua night owl (see noctua n.) + -ula -ule suffix. Compare Italian nottola bat (a1400; a1336 in sense ‘owl, nocturnal bird of prey’; 15th cent. as noctola).According to Buffon ( Hist. nat. (1786) II. 257) French noctule is after Italian (sic) noctula, although in the same text (251) he gives the Italian equivalents as nottolo, notula.

A large golden-brown bat, Nyctalus noctula (family Vespertilionidae), with long slender wings, rounded ears, and a short muzzle, native to temperate and subtropical Eurasia and North Africa; also noctule bat. Also (with distinguishing word): any of several other Eurasian bats of the genus Nyctalus.

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noctule1771

Leisler's bat1904

1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 369 Noctule Bat with the nose slightly bilobated.

1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 370 I never saw but one specimen of the Noctule.

1803 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. I. 89 Noctule Bats..possess some additional sense, which enables them..to avoid obstacles.

1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 70 The Noctules are allied to the true Bats (Vespertilio).

1863 G. Kearley Links in Chain xi. 244 The Noctule, or great high flying bat, is the earliest to retire, being seldom seen after July.

1896 R. Lydekker Brit. Mammals 32 The Noctule is spread over the greater part of temperate Europe and Asia.

1904 J. G. Millais Mammals Great Brit. I. 76 Leisler's Bat is considerably smaller than the noctule.

1946 National Geographic Mag. July 124/1 One of his bats (of a species called the noctule, Nyctalus noctula) was recaptured nearly 500 miles from where it was banded.

1979 Nature 29 Mar. 492/2 A population of noctule bats..came to feed on crickets at a local rubbish dump.

2001 Daily Tel. 7 Aug. 8/7 Europe's largest bat species, the greater noctule bat (Nyctalus lasiopterus), was previously thought to feed only on flying insects.

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

单词	noctule
释义	noctulen. Brit. /ˈnɒktjuːl/, /ˈnɒktʃuːl/, U.S. /ˈnɑkˌtʃul/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French noctule. Etymology: < French noctule a kind of bat (Buffon Hist. nat. VIII. (1760) 128) < post-classical Latin noctula a kind of bat (5th–6th cent.) < classical Latin noctua night owl (see noctua n.) + -ula -ule suffix. Compare Italian nottola bat (a1400; a1336 in sense ‘owl, nocturnal bird of prey’; 15th cent. as noctola).According to Buffon ( Hist. nat. (1786) II. 257) French noctule is after Italian (sic) noctula, although in the same text (251) he gives the Italian equivalents as nottolo, notula. A large golden-brown bat, Nyctalus noctula (family Vespertilionidae), with long slender wings, rounded ears, and a short muzzle, native to temperate and subtropical Eurasia and North Africa; also noctule bat. Also (with distinguishing word): any of several other Eurasian bats of the genus Nyctalus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [noun] > suborder Microchiroptera > family Vespertilionidae > genus Nyctalus (noctule) noctule1771 Leisler's bat1904 1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 369 Noctule Bat with the nose slightly bilobated. 1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 370 I never saw but one specimen of the Noctule. 1803 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. I. 89 Noctule Bats..possess some additional sense, which enables them..to avoid obstacles. 1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 70 The Noctules are allied to the true Bats (Vespertilio). 1863 G. Kearley Links in Chain xi. 244 The Noctule, or great high flying bat, is the earliest to retire, being seldom seen after July. 1896 R. Lydekker Brit. Mammals 32 The Noctule is spread over the greater part of temperate Europe and Asia. 1904 J. G. Millais Mammals Great Brit. I. 76 Leisler's Bat is considerably smaller than the noctule. 1946 National Geographic Mag. July 124/1 One of his bats (of a species called the noctule, Nyctalus noctula) was recaptured nearly 500 miles from where it was banded. 1979 Nature 29 Mar. 492/2 A population of noctule bats..came to feed on crickets at a local rubbish dump. 2001 Daily Tel. 7 Aug. 8/7 Europe's largest bat species, the greater noctule bat (Nyctalus lasiopterus), was previously thought to feed only on flying insects. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1771
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