noctule

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Etymology

Late 18th century: via French, from New Latin noctula, from noctua (“small owl”, from nox, noctis, “night”) +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnɒktjuːl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈnɑkt͡ʃul/

Noun

noctule (plural noctules)

  1. A bat, of the genus Nyctalus, that lives in tree hollows.

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