noctule
[ nok-chool ]
/ ˈnɒk tʃul /
noun
a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
Words nearby noctule
noctiluca,
noctilucent,
noctis,
noctograph,
noctuid,
noctule,
nocturia,
nocturn,
nocturnal,
nocturnal arc,
nocturnal emission
Example sentences from the Web for noctule
I could climb your chestnut if I cared to, noctule, and eat the colony.
"Wee Tim'rous Beasties" |Douglas EnglishThe Serotine and the Noctule are our two largest Bats, and in the early records they were very much confused.
Animal Life of the British Isles |Edward Step
British Dictionary definitions for noctule
noctule
/ (ˈnɒktjuːl) /
noun
any of several large Old World insectivorous bats of the genus Nyctalus, esp N. noctula: family Vespertilionidae
Word Origin for noctule
C18: probably from Late Latin
noctula small owl, from Latin
noctua night owl