Noctule

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Noctule \Noc"tule\ (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. noctua a night owl,
     fr. nox, noctis, night.] (Zool.)
     A large European bat ({Vespertilio altivolans} syn.
     {Noctulina altivolans}).
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