Meanings
Origin
From Latin noctua (“owl”, literally “nocturnal one”) + English -oid.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic فَرَاشَة لَيْلِيَّة
- فَرَاشَة لَيْلِيَّةmoth of the superfamily Noctuoidea
Finnish yökkösmäinen
- yökkösmäinenmoth of the superfamily Noctuoidea
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APA
noctuoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noctuoid
MLA
“noctuoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noctuoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noctuoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noctuoid.
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