noctule

[ nok-chool ]

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

Origin of noctule

1
1765–75; <French <Italian nottola a bat, owl ≪ Latin noctua night owl. See noctuid, -ule

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noctule

/ (ˈnɒktjuːl) /


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

Origin of noctule

1
C18: probably from Late Latin noctula small owl, from Latin noctua night owl

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