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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A genus of Central American and South American emballonurine bats, the type of family Noctilionidæ. N. leporinus, a bat of singular aspect, is the leading species.
  2. n. A member of this genus.

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  • “The Sirex wood wasp (Sirex noctilio) - or so-called "Eurasian wasp" - is a conifer-infesting pest of Eurasian origin that has infested pine plantations in many southern hemisphere countries.”

    ANC Daily News Briefing

  • “Of the bat kind there is an extraordinary variety: the churi-churi is the smallest species, called vulgarly burong tikus, or the mouse-bird; next to these is the kalalawar; then the kalambit; and the kaluwang (noctilio) is of considerable size; of these I have observed very large flights occasionally passing at a great height in the air, as if migrating from one country to another, and Captain Forrest notices their crossing the”

    The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants

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