noctule

Any of various large insectivorous bats of the genus Nyctalus, found in Eurasia and North Africa and typically dwelling in the hollows of trees or in buildings.

A bat of the genus Noctilio or family Noctilionidæ.

Vespertilio or Vesperugo noctula, the largest British species of bat, being nearly 3 inches long without the tail, which is fully 1½ inches.

A large European bat (Vespertilio altivolans syn. Noctulina altivolans).

A bat, of the genus Nyctalus, that lives in tree hollows.