[nok-choo-id] 
| 1. | Also called owlet moth. any of numerous dull-colored moths of the family Noctuidae, the larvae of which include the armyworms and cutworms. |
| 2. | belonging or pertaining to the family Noctuidae. |
| noc·tu·id (nŏk'chōō-ĭd) n. Any of numerous, usually dull-colored night-flying moths of the family Noctuidae, having a well-developed proboscis for sucking nectar and larvae such as the cutworms and armyworms that are destructive to young trees and other crops. Also called owlet moth. adj. Of, relating to, or belonging to the family Noctuidae. [From New Latin Noctuidae, family name, from Noctua, type genus, from Latin noctua, night owl; see nekw-t- in Indo-European roots.] |
| owlet moth n. See noctuid. |
