Noctiluca
/ˌnɒk.tɪˈluː.kə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A firefly, glowworm. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"If a number of noctilucas are punctured with a needle, causing the cells to collapse, and are then subjected to an interrupted current, they respond just as uninjured cells do."
- 2 large bioluminescent marine protozoan wordnet
- 3 The moon countable, obsolete, uncountable
- 4 A phosphorescent substance countable, obsolete, uncountable
- 5 Noctiluca scintillans (sea sparkle). countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"If a number of noctilucas are punctured with a needle, causing the cells to collapse, and are then subjected to an interrupted current, they respond just as uninjured cells do."
Etymology
From Latin noctilūca.