noctuid

Other forms of noctuid

plural

noctuids·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about noctuid

What does noctuid mean?

noctuid means "usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests".

How many syllables are in noctuid?

noctuid has 3 syllables: noc-tu-id. The stress falls on "noc".

What is another word for noctuid?

Close synonyms include noctuid moth, owlet moth. 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 noctuid a common word?

noctuid is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.