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Definition or meaning of the English word Noctiluca
That which shines at night; -- a fanciful name for phosphorus. (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. (n.).
