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Noctiluca
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noctiluca
Translingual
thumb|Blue glow produced by a Noctiluca bloom
Etymology
1836, from mul la noctiluca noctilūca something which shines by night.
Pronunciation
English:
en /nɑk.tɪˈlu.kə/ US
en Noc ti lu ca
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Noctilucaceae family some bioluminescent mul Myzozoa predators, involved in red tides
Hypernyms
genus ; Myxozoa - subphylum; Dinozoa infraphylum - infraphylum; Dinoflagellata - superclass; Noctilucea class - class; Noctilucida order - order; Noctilucaceae family - family
Hyponyms
genus of Noctilucaceae Noctiluca scintillans species - sole accepted species
References
noctiluca 127536 n December 2003
90693 Noctiluca
10148 Noctiluca Suriray, 1836
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Latin
Etymology
From la noctiluca noctilūca something which shines by night.
Pronunciation
Noctilūca
la Noc ti lu ca
Proper noun
Noctilūca<1>
la Roman goddess Luna deity of the Moon
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Declension
Noctilūca<1>
References
noctiluca 127536 n December 2003