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Noctiluca scintillans — Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom … Wikipedia
noctiluca — [näk΄tə lo͞o′kə] n. [ModL < L, something that shines at night < nox (gen. noctis), NIGHT + lucere, to shine < lux, LIGHT1] any of a genus (Noctiluca) of large, spherical, reddish, luminescent dinoflagellates that often occur in vast… … English World dictionary
noctiluca — noctilucan, adj. /nok teuh looh keuh/, n., pl. noctilucae / see/. a dinoflagellate of the genus Noctiluca, capable of producing light and, in groups, of causing a luminous appearance of the sea. [1670 80; < NL; L noctiluca shiner by night, equiv … Universalium
noctiluca — noun large bioluminescent marine protozoan • Syn: ↑Noctiluca miliaris • Hypernyms: ↑dinoflagellate • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Noctiluca … Useful english dictionary
Noctiluca miliaris — noun large bioluminescent marine protozoan (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑noctiluca • Hypernyms: ↑dinoflagellate • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Noctiluca … Useful english dictionary
noctiluca — [ˌnɒktɪ lu:kə] noun (plural noctilucae ki:) a roughly spherical phosphorescent marine dinoflagellate. [Genus Noctiluca.] Origin mod. L., from L., lit. night light, lantern … English new terms dictionary
noctiluca — /nɒktəˈlukə/ (say noktuh loohkuh) noun (plural noctilucae /nɒktəˈlusi/ (say noktuh loohsee)) a marine dwelling dinoflagellate protozoan, genus Noctiluca scintillans, that exhibits bioluminescence; sea sparkle. {Latin: something that shines by… …
Noctiluca — Noc ti*lu ca, n.; pl. {Noctiluc[AE]}. [L. noctiluca something that shines by night, fr. nox, noctis, night + lucere to shine, lux light.] 1. (Old Chem.) That which shines at night; a fanciful name for phosphorus. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
genus Pyrophorus — noun tropical click beetles • Syn: ↑Pyrophorus • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Elateridae, ↑family Elateridae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
protoctist genus — noun any genus of Protoctista • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Amoeba, ↑Endamoeba, ↑genus Endamoeba, ↑genus Globigerina, ↑genus Arcella, ↑genus Difflugia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
