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noctiluca

[ nok-tuh-loo-kuh ]

noun

, plural noc·ti·lu·cae [nok-t, uh, -, loo, -see].
  1. a dinoflagellate of the genus Noctiluca, capable of producing light and, in groups, of causing a luminous appearance of the sea.


noctiluca

/ ˌnɒktɪˈluːkə /

noun

  1. any bioluminescent marine dinoflagellate of the genus Noctiluca
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • nocti·lucan adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of noctiluca1

1670–80; < New Latin; Latin noctilūca shiner by night, equivalent to nocti- nocti- + -lūca shiner, derivative of lūcēre to shine
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Word History and Origins

Origin of noctiluca1

C17: from Latin, from nox night + lūcēre to shine
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Example Sentences

Of the insects thus singularly provided, the common Glow-worm (Lampyris noctiluca) is the most familiar instance.

Probably the Noctiluca is not rivalled in this respect even by miscroscopic unicellular alg which compose the "red snow."

Both in its nature and immature forms, Lampyris noctiluca plays a useful part in the economy of Nature.

I do not see how they could be the L. noctiluca, as he states.

Ray first pointed out this fact with respect to L. noctiluca.

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