noctule

[ nok-chool ]
/ ˈnɒk tʃul /

noun

a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.

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Origin of noctule

1765–75; < French < Italian nottola a bat, owl ≪ Latin noctua night owl. See noctuid, -ule

Words nearby noctule

noctiluca, noctilucent, noctis, noctograph, noctuid, noctule, nocturia, nocturn, nocturnal, nocturnal arc, nocturnal emission
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British Dictionary definitions for noctule

noctule
/ (ˈnɒktjuːl) /

noun

any of several large Old World insectivorous bats of the genus Nyctalus, esp N. noctula: family Vespertilionidae

Word Origin for noctule

C18: probably from Late Latin noctula small owl, from Latin noctua night owl
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