noctule

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noctule - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Noctule \Noc"tule\ (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. noctua a night owl,
     fr. nox, noctis, night.] (Zool.)
     A large European bat (Vespertilio altivolans syn.
     Noctulina altivolans).
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