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Noun: noctuid
  1. Usually dull-coloured medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests
    - noctuid moth, owlet moth

Derived forms: noctuids

Type of: moth

Part of: family Noctuidae, Noctuidae

Encyclopedia: Noctuid