noctuid

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noctuid - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Noctuid \Noc"tu*id\, n. [From L. nox, noctis, night.] (Zool.)
     Any one of numerous moths of the family Noctuidae, or
     Noctuaelitae, as the cutworm moths, and armyworm moths; --
     so called because they fly at night. -- a. Of or pertaining
     to the noctuids, or family Noctuidae.
     [1913 Webster]

noctuid - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  noctuid
      n 1: usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the
           usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural
           pests [syn: noctuid moth, noctuid, owlet moth]