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sea fire

noun

  1. a bioluminescent glow produced by phosphorescent marine organisms.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sea fire1

First recorded in 1805–15
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Example Sentences

The plop was echoed from the cliff, and as the nets sank the sea-fire glittered green upon them.

As the net rose we saw a shimmer in the water, not of sea-fire—it was too cold—but of silver-sided herring.

And that terrible water-drinking sea fire called Vadava is the fifth son of Vrihaspati.

The sea-fire shone about them, and they were dripping with water.

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