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noctule

[ nok-chool ]

noun

  1. a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.


noctule

/ ˈɒː /

noun

  1. any of several large Old World insectivorous bats of the genus Nyctalus, esp N. noctula: family Vespertilionidae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of noctule1

1765–75; < French < Italian nottola a bat, owl ≪ Latin noctua night owl. See noctuid, -ule
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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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