NOCTUA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Noctua mean? 

• NOCTUA (noun)
  The noun NOCTUA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Noctuidae: moths whose larvae are cutworms

  Familiarity information: NOCTUA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NOCTUA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Noctuidae: moths whose larvae are cutworms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Noctua; Noctua

Hypernyms ("Noctua" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Holonyms ("Noctua" is a member of...):

family Noctuidae; Noctuidae (cutworms; armyworms)