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GENUS NOCTUA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Noctua mean?
• GENUS NOCTUA (noun)
The noun GENUS NOCTUA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Noctuidae: moths whose larvae are cutworms
Familiarity information: GENUS NOCTUA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Noctuidae: moths whose larvae are cutworms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Noctua; Noctua
Hypernyms ("genus Noctua" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Holonyms ("genus Noctua" is a member of...):
family Noctuidae; Noctuidae (cutworms; armyworms)
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