Meaning Of The Word Noctiluca

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noctiluca in American English
any of a genus (Noctiluca) of large, spherical, reddish, luminescent dinoflagellates that often occur in vast numbers in the sea, causing the water to glow at night
noun: a dinoflagellate of the genus Noctiluca, capable of producing light and, in groups, of causing a luminous appearance of the sea

noctiluca in British English
noun: any bioluminescent marine dinoflagellate of the genus Noctiluca

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