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Definition of noctiluca

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Noctiluca (n.) That which shines at night; -- a fanciful name for phosphorus.

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Myxocystodea :: Myxocystodea (n. pl.) A division of Infusoria including the Noctiluca. See Noctiluca.

Noctiluca :: Noctiluca (n.) That which shines at night; -- a fanciful name for phosphorus.

Noctiluca :: Noctiluca (n.) 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 Noctilucae..

Noctilucine :: Noctilucine (a.) Of or pertaining to Noctiluca.

Noctilucae :: NoctilucAe (pl. ) of Noctiluc.

Glowworm :: Glowworm (n.) A coleopterous insect of the genus Lampyris; esp., the wingless females and larvae of the two European species (L. noctiluca, and L. splendidula), which emit light from some of the abdominal segments..