NOCTILUCA

Meaning of NOCTILUCA in English

[ ˌnɒktɪ'lu:kə ]

■ noun ( plural ~e -ki: ) a roughly spherical phosphorescent marine dinoflagellate. [Genus Noctiluca .]

Origin

mod. L., from L., lit. 'night light, lantern'.

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NOCTILUCA — ˌnäktəˈlükə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, moon, lantern, from nocti- noct- + -luca, from lucēre to shine — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOCTILUCA — (n.) A genus of marine flagellate Infusoria, remarkable for their unusually large size and complex structure, as well as for …
Английский словарь Webster
NOCTILUCA — (n.) That which shines at night; -- a fanciful name for phosphorus.
Английский словарь Webster
NOCTILUCA — ( n. ) That which shines at night; -- a fanciful name for phosphorus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NOCTILUCA — ( n. ) A genus of marine flagellate Infusoria, remarkable for their unusually large size and complex structure, as well …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NOCTILUCA — — noctilucan , adj. /nok'teuh looh"keuh/ , n. , pl. noctilucae /-see/ . a dinoflagellate of the genus Noctiluca, capable …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NOCTILUCA — noun that which shines at night; a fanciful name for phosphorus. 2. noctiluca ·noun a genus of marine flagellate …
Webster English vocab
LAMPYRIS NOCTILUCA — common glowworm
Animal names in Latin and English vocab
NOCTILUCA SCINTILLANS — Ноктилюка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
NOCTILUCOUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|lükəs adjective Etymology: New Latin noctiluca (phosphor) + English -ous : shining at night : phosphorescent
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOCTILUCINE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlüˌsēn, -_sə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from New Latin Noctiluca, genus of flagellates + French -ine : an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOCTILUCENCE — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|lüs ə n(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin noctiluca + English -ence : bioluminescence
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOCTILUCINE — (a.) Of or pertaining to Noctiluca.
Английский словарь Webster
NOCTILUCAE — (pl. ) of Noctiluca
Английский словарь Webster
MYXOCYSTODEA — (n. pl.) A division of Infusoria including the Noctiluca. See Noctiluca.
Английский словарь Webster
GLOWWORM — (n.) A coleopterous insect of the genus Lampyris; esp., the wingless females and larvae of the two European species (L. …
Английский словарь Webster
NOCTILUCINE — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to Noctiluca.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NOCTILUCAE — ( pl. ) of Noctiluca
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MYXOCYSTODEA — ( n. pl. ) A division of Infusoria including the Noctiluca. See Noctiluca.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GLOWWORM — ( n. ) A coleopterous insect of the genus Lampyris; esp., the wingless females and larvae of the two European …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GLOWWORM — /gloh"werrm'/ , n. 1. the wingless female or larva of the European beetle, Lampyris noctiluca, which emits a sustained greenish …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NOCTILUCINE — adj of or pertaining to noctiluca.
Webster English vocab
NOCTILUCAE — pl of noctiluca.
Webster English vocab
MYXOCYSTODEA — noun ·pl a division of infusoria including the noctiluca. ·see noctiluca.
Webster English vocab
GLOWWORM — noun a coleopterous insect of the genus lampyris; ·esp., the wingless females and larvae of the two european species (l. …
Webster English vocab
GLOW-WORM — ■ noun a soft-bodied beetle whose larva-like wingless female emits light to attract males. [ Lampyris noctiluca (Europe), Zarhipis integripennis …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MARINE PHOSPHORESCENCE — heatless light generated chemically by marine plants and animals. Bioluminescence is exhibited by a wide variety of oceanic organisms, from …
Britannica English vocabulary
GLOWWORM — any crawling, luminous insect emitting light either continuously or in prolonged glows rather than in brief flashes as do most …
Britannica English vocabulary
FIREFLY — also called Lightning Bug, any of the nocturnal luminous insects of the beetle family Lampyridae (order Coleoptera), consisting of about …
Britannica English vocabulary
FIREFLY — n. 1. Elater ( of South America ). 2. Glow-worm ( Lampyris noctiluca ).
Dictionary of English Synonyms
НОКТИЛЮКА — Noctiluca scintillans
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