noctule
Meaning
A bat, of the genus Nyctalus, that lives in tree hollows.
Synonyms
Translations
Nyctalus noctula
großer Abendsegler grosser Abendsegler
noctule commune
nottola nottula pipistrellus Vespertilio noctula
panique nóctulo comúnPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnɒktjuːl/
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.
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