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The usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests
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noctuid
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Noctuid \Noc"tu*id\, n. [From L. nox, noctis, night.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous moths of the family Noctuid[ae] , or Noctu[ae]lit[ae] , as the cutworm moths, and armyworm moths; -- so called because they fly at night. -- a. Of or pertaining to the ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests [syn: noctuid moth , owlet moth ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any moth of the family Noctuidae.