Noctuid
Pronunciation : Noc"tu*id
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From L. nox, noctis, night.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: Any one of numerous moths of the family Noctuid?, or Noctu?lit?, as the cutworm moths, and armyworm moths; -- so called because they fly at night. -- a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the noctuids, or family Noctuid
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913