English Explanatory Dictionary

noctule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈnɒktjuːl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-noctule.wav /ˈnɑkt͡ʃul/

Word forms

noctule noctules

Etymology

Borrowed from French noctule, a latinised scientific borrowing of the Italian nottola (refers to various birds or bats), inherited from Late Latin noctula, diminutive of Classical Latin noctua (“night-owl”), ultimately from Latin nox (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Per the OED, first attested in English in 1771.

Derived words

Azores noctule birdlike noctule Chinese noctule common noctule giant noctule greater noctule bat Japanese noctule lesser noctule mountain noctule
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