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3 definitions found
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Noc·ti·lu·ca
n.
;
pl
.
Noctilucae
1.
Old Chem.
That
which
shines
at
night
; --
a
fanciful
name
for
phosphorus
.
2.
Zool.
A
genus
of
marine
flagellate
Infusoria
,
remarkable
for
their
unusually
large
size
and
complex
structure
,
as
well
as
for
their
phosphorescence
.
The
brilliant
diffuse
phosphorescence
of
the
sea
is
often
due
to
myriads
of
Noctilucae
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
noctiluca
n
:
large
bioluminescent
marine
protozoan
[
syn
: {
Noctiluca
miliaris
]
[
also
:
noctilucae
(
pl
)]
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
noctilucae
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noctiluca
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