Category:Noctuid

Noc"tu*id, n. Etym: [from l. nox, noctis, night.] (zoöl.)

Defn: any one of numerous moths of the family noctuidæ, or Noctuælitæ, as the cutworm moths, and armyworm moths; -- so called Because they fly at night. -- a.

Defn: of or pertaining to the noctuids, or family noctuidæ.