Definitions for noctiluca
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Princeton's WordNet
noctiluca, Noctiluca miliaris(noun)
large bioluminescent marine protozoan
Webster Dictionary
Noctiluca(noun)
that which shines at night; -- a fanciful name for phosphorus
Noctiluca(noun)
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
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