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noctŭa (noun F) : nox
* A night-owl, an owl, a bird sacred to Minerva: noctua, quod noctu canit ac vigilat,Varr. L. L. 5, § 76 Müll.; Paul. ex Fest. pp. 174 and 175 ib.; Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 90: noctuarum dimicatio,Plin. 10, 17, 19, § 39: garrula,id. 18, 35, 87, § 362: seros exercet noctua cantūs,Verg. G. 1, 403.
* A night-owl, an owl, a bird sacred to Minerva: noctua, quod noctu canit ac vigilat,Varr. L. L. 5, § 76 Müll.; Paul. ex Fest. pp. 174 and 175 ib.; Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 90: noctuarum dimicatio,Plin. 10, 17, 19, § 39: garrula,id. 18, 35, 87, § 362: seros exercet noctua cantūs,Verg. G. 1, 403.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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