genus noctua

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   type genus of the Noctuidae: moths whose larvae are cutworms

   SynonymsNoctua

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofNoctuidae

Questions about genus noctua

What does genus noctua mean?

genus noctua means "type genus of the Noctuidae: moths whose larvae are cutworms".

What is another word for genus noctua?

Close synonyms include Noctua. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus noctua a common word?

genus noctua is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.