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NOCTUID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does noctuid mean? 

NOCTUID (noun)
  The noun NOCTUID has 1 sense:

1. usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pestsplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


NOCTUID (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

noctuid; noctuid moth; owlet moth

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

moth (typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "noctuid"):

underwing (moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings)

antler moth; Cerapteryx graminis (European moth with white antler-like markings on the forewings; the larvae damage pastures and grasslands)

heliothis moth; Heliothis zia (medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms)

armyworm; Pseudaletia unipuncta (moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes)

Spodoptera exigua (moth whose larvae are beet armyworms)

Spodoptera frugiperda (moth whose larvae are fall armyworms)

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

family Noctuidae; Noctuidae (cutworms; armyworms)


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