# noctuid

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any moth in the species-rich family Noctuidae or the superfamily Noctuoidea.

## Etymology
From translingual Noctuidae, from Latin noctua (“owl”, literally “nocturnal one”) + -id.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/noctuid