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Noctua

noun
1.
Type genus of the Noctuidae: moths whose larvae are cutworms.  Synonym: genus Noctua.



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Athene noctua


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... sylvam circum undique monstris Confusam aspiceres vulgo, partusque biformes, Et genus ambiguum, et Veneris monumenta nefandae. Hinc merula in nigro se oblectat nigra marito, Hinc socium lasciva petit Philomela canorum, Agnoscitque pares sonitus, hinc Noctua tetram Canitiem alarum, et glaucos miratur ocellos. Nempe sibi semper constat, crescitque quotannis Lucida progenies, castos confessa parentes; Dum virides inter saltus lucosque sonoros Vere novo exultat, plumasque decora Juventus Explicat ad ...
— The Spectator, Volume 2. • Addison and Steele


Words linked to "Noctua" :   Noctuidae, family Noctuidae, arthropod genus, genus Noctua, Athene noctua


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