Noctiluca

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various bioluminescent dinoflagellates of the genus Noctiluca that when grouped in large numbers make the sea phosphorescent.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. That which shines at night; -- a fanciful name for phosphorus.
  • n. 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 Noctilucæ.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A genus of free-swimming phosphorescent pelagicinfusorialanimalcules, typical of the family Noctilucidæ.
  • n. A member of this genus.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. large bioluminescent marine protozoan
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    dinoflagellate   
    Variant
    noctilucae   
     
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