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[syn: noctuid moth, noctuid, owlet moth]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Owlet \Owl"et\, n. [Dim. of owl. Cf. Howlet.] (Zool.)
A small owl; especially, the European species (Athene
noctua), and the California flammulated owlet (Megascops
flammeolus).
[1913 Webster]
Owlet moth (Zool.), any noctuid moth.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
owlet moth
n 1: usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the
usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural
pests [syn: noctuid moth, noctuid, owlet moth]