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noctule
[ nok-chool ]
noun
- a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
noctule
/ ˈɒː /
noun
- any of several large Old World insectivorous bats of the genus Nyctalus, esp N. noctula: family Vespertilionidae
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yvlog History and Origins
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of noctule1
C18: probably from Late Latin noctula small owl, from Latin noctua night owl
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Perhaps the most worrisome consequence of the Rose-ringed Parakeets is that they outcompete and kill a type of threatened bat called the greater noctule at the site of their largest known colony in Europe—an urban park in the Spanish city of Seville.
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A tiny common noctule bat wearing the latest in sensor fashion.
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In an old stone barn on an organic farm in Devon, England, live lesser horseshoe bats, noctule bats, whiskered bats, and more.
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Noctule bat mothers teach their pups where the colony’s roost is by guiding them while both are in flight.
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The greater noctule is the largest bat in Europe.
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