Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic superfamily within the subsection Bombycina — the owl moths and related moths.

Etymologies

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Noctua +‎ -oidea

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Examples

  • This is a Black Witch, Ascalapha odorata, a large moth in the superfamily Noctuoidea.

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