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Meaning Of Noctiluca
n.
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.