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noctiluca

/ˌnɑk.tɪˈlu.kə/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A firefly, glowworm.
  2. The moon
  3. A phosphorescent substance
  4. Alternative letter-case form of Noctiluca

Etymology / origin

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Related words

noctiluca miliaris(English)night(English)evening(English)eve(English)lampyris(English)common glowworm(English)common glow-worm(English)gloworm(English)jellyfish(English)species(English)sea(English)light(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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