NOCTILUCA MILIARIS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large bioluminescent marine protozoan

Synonyms:

noctiluca; Noctiluca miliaris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Noctiluca miliaris" is a kind of...):

dinoflagellate (chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton)

Holonyms ("Noctiluca miliaris" is a member of...):

genus Noctiluca (a genus of protoctist)

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