noctuid.
Any moth in the species-rich family Noctuidae or the superfamily Noctuoidea.
Meaning & usage
Any moth in the species-rich family Noctuidae or the superfamily Noctuoidea.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nokʷt-ewder. Proto-Italic *noktowe Latin noctū Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin *noctūus Latin noctuabor. Translingual Noctua Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs)bor. Latin -idēsbor. ▲ Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)influ. Translingual -idae Translingual Noctuidaebor. English noctuid Borrowed from Translingual Noctuidae.
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