NOCTULE

n.[from L. night. ] A large species of bat.

NOCTULE

Noc "tule, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. noctua a night owl, fr. nox, noctis,night. ] (Zoöl.)

noctule

noc tule |ˈnäkCHo͞ol ˈnɑkˌtʃul | ▶noun a large golden-brown bat native to Eurasia and North Africa with long slender wings, rounded ears, and a short muzzle. [Nyctalus noctula, family Vespertilionidae. ] ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French, from Italian nottola ‘bat, ’ literally ‘small night creature. ’

noctule

noctule |ˈnɒktjuːl | ▶noun a large golden-brown bat native to Eurasia and North Africa with long, slender wings, rounded ears, and a short muzzle. ●Nyctalus noctula, family Vespertilionidae. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French, from Italian nottola ‘bat ’, literally ‘small night creature ’.