Noctiluca

Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

noctiluca(n = noun.animal) noctiluca miliaris - large bioluminescent marine protozoan; Array

is a kind of dinoflagellate

is a member of genus noctiluca

Noctiluca, n. [L. noctiluca something that shines by night, fr. nox, noctis, night + lucere to shine, lux light.].

That which shines at night; -- a fanciful name for phosphorus. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]

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