noctule — [näk′to͞ol΄, näk′tyo͞ol΄] n. [Fr < VL * noctula, owl, bat, dim. < L noctua: see NOCTUID] any of a genus (Nyctalus) of bats; esp., a large brown species ( N. noctula) of Europe and the British Isles … English World dictionary
noctule — /nok choohl/, n. a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia. [1765 75; < F < It nottola a bat, owl L noctua night owl. See NOCTUID, ULE] * * * ▪ mammal any of about six species of vesper bats (vesper bat) … Universalium
noctule — /ˈnɒktʃul/ (say nokchoohl) noun any of a number of large reddish insectivorous bats of the genus Nyctalus, common to Europe and Asia. {French, from Italian nottola bat, from notte night, from Latin nox} …
Greater Noctule bat — Nyctalus lasiopterus showing its impressive teeth (taken from Popa Lisseanu et al. 2007). Conservation status … Wikipedia
Common Noctule — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN … Wikipedia
Lesser Noctule — Lesser Noctule/Leisler s Bat Conservation status Least Concern ( … Wikipedia
Azores Noctule — Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 3.1 … Wikipedia
Chinese Noctule — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] … Wikipedia
List of bats — The class Mammalia (the mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes); and mammals which give live birth. The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the… … Wikipedia
Grande noctule — Nyctalus lasiopterus Grande noctule … Wikipédia en Français
