n.
Pronunciation: ' näk-ch ə -w ə d, ' näk-t ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Noctuidae, from Noctua, genus of moths, from Latin, the little owl ( Athene noctua ); akin to Latin nox night
Date: 1894
: any of a large family (Noctuidae) of medium-sized often dull-colored moths with larvae (as cutworms and armyworms) that are often destructive agricultural pests
– noctuid adjective