noctule
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of noctule
1765–75; < French < Italian nottola a bat, owl ≪ Latin noctua night owl. See noctuid, -ule
Example Sentences
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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 ● Nov. 2, 2025
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 ● Nov. 2, 2025
The greater noctule is extremely rare and endangered in many regions due to the loss of forest habitats.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2025
He was also the first to describe the harvest mouse and noctule bat.
From The Guardian ● May 11, 2018
I could climb your chestnut if I cared to, noctule, and eat the colony.
From "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character by English, Douglas
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