What does noctivolus mean in Latin?

noctivolus, a adjective, means “night-flying; which flies during the night”.

How do you pronounce noctivolus?

In classical Latin, [nɔkˈtɪ.wɔ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [nokˈtiː.vo.lus].

Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts → Proto-Italic *nok⁽ʷ⁾ts → Latin noctivolus.

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

noctivolus (feminine noctivola, neuter noctivolum)

Classical[nɔkˈtɪ.wɔ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[nokˈtiː.vo.lus]

adjectivenight-flying; which flies during the night
Illae scabrae fere omnes sunt, & pulverulentae, noctivolae, teneriusculae; hae contra planae, laeves, glabrae, nullo pulvere conspersae; interdiu volantes, duriusculae.The former are almost all rough and dusty, night-flying, and more delicate; the latter, on the other hand, are flat, smooth, glabrous, not covered with any dust; flying during the day, and harder.1634, Thomas Muffet, Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum, page 89:

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	noctivolus	noctivola	noctivolum
genitive	noctivolī	noctivolae	noctivolī
dative	noctivolō	noctivolae	noctivolō
accusative	noctivolum	noctivolam	noctivolum
ablative	noctivolō	noctivolā	noctivolō
vocative	noctivole	noctivola	noctivolum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	noctivolī	noctivolae	noctivola
genitive	noctivolōrum	noctivolārum	noctivolōrum
dative	noctivolīs	noctivolīs	noctivolīs
accusative	noctivolōs	noctivolās	noctivola
ablative	noctivolīs	noctivolīs	noctivolīs
vocative	noctivolī	noctivolae	noctivola

Latin volō Latin -us Latin noctivolus From nox (“night”, oblique stem noct-) + volō (“to fly”) + -us (adjective-forming suffix).