单词 | noctuid |
释义 | noctuid (once / 562825 pages) n WORD FAMILY noctuid USAGE EXAMPLESAt night, abundant small insects included midges and other flies, while medium-sized ones includes lacewings and large ones included noctuid moths and hawkmoths. Reuters(Dec 22, 2016) Through binoculars it resolves into a noctuid moth, wings flapping as it climbs vertically toward the tower. New York Times(Jun 02, 2016) How greatly instincts may change, that is to say, may be adapted, is shown by the case of the Noctuid "shark" moth, Xylina vetusta. Weismann, August, Evolution in Modern Thought(2010) n usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests Syn|Hypo|Hyper noctuid moth, owlet moth underwing moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings Cerapteryx graminis, antler mothEuropean moth with white antler-like markings on the forewings; the larvae damage pastures and grasslands Heliothis zia, heliothis mothmedium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms Pseudaletia unipuncta, armywormmoth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes Spodoptera exiguamoth whose larvae are beet armyworms Spodoptera frugiperdamoth whose larvae are fall armyworms Catocala nupta, red underwingmoth having dull forewings and red-marked hind wings moth typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae |
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