biophotogenesis

biophotogenesis
\\ˌbī(ˌ)ō+\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from bi- (II) + photogenesis
: production of bioluminescence

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  • biophotogenesis — see bioluminescence …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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  • bioluminescence — n. [Gr. bios, life; L. luminescere, to grow light] The production of light by living organisms, as occurs in the insect orders of Collembola, Homoptera, Diptera and Coleoptera, all ctenophores, some cephalopods, a large number of polychaetes, and …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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