noctule

American  

[nok-chool] / ˈnɒk tʃul /

noun

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

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noctule British  

/ ˈnɒktjuːl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of noctule

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

Example Sentences

Nearly 25 years ago, Ibáñez found bird feathers in greater noctule droppings and spent years gathering evidence that these bats were indeed bird predators.

From Science Daily

Finally, with new miniature biologgers from Aarhus University -- and just as Ibáñez neared retirement -- the team succeeded in recording a greater noctule hunting and eating a bird in flight.

From Science Daily

The greater noctule is extremely rare and endangered in many regions due to the loss of forest habitats.

From Science Daily

Perhaps the most worrisome consequence of the Rose-ringed Parakeets is that they outcompete and kill a type of threatened bat called the greater noctule at the site of their largest known colony in Europe—an urban park in the Spanish city of Seville.

From Scientific American

A tiny common noctule bat wearing the latest in sensor fashion.

From The Verge