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Noctua

noun
Noc·​tua | \ ˈnäkchəwə\

Definition of Noctua

: a large and widely distributed genus (the type of the family Noctuidae) of moths having larvae that are cutworms

History and Etymology for Noctua

New Latin, from Latin, night owl, owl; akin to Latin nox night

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