- Noctilucous
- Noctilucous Noc`ti*lu"cous, a. Shining in the night. [1913 Webster]
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Noctilucous
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noctilucous — noc·ti·lu·cous … English syllables
noctilucous — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|lükəs adjective Etymology: New Latin noctiluca (phosphor) + English ous : shining at night : phosphorescent … Useful english dictionary
noctiluca — n. (pl. cae luminescent sea creature. ♦ noctilucal, ♦ noctilucent, a. luminescent (applied to living organisms only). ♦ noctilucence, n. ♦ noctilucous, a. shining at night; luminescent … Dictionary of difficult words
