Search for crossword answers and clues
Large bioluminescent marine protozoan
Answer for the clue "Large bioluminescent marine protozoan ", 9 letters:
noctiluca
Word definitions for noctiluca in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Noctiluca \Noc`ti*lu"ca\, n.; pl. Noctiluc[AE] . [L. noctiluca something that shines by night, fr. nox, noctis, night + lucere to shine, lux light.] (Old Chem.) That which shines at night; -- a fanciful name for phosphorus. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of marine ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. large bioluminescent marine protozoan [syn: Noctiluca miliaris ] [also: noctilucae (pl)]
Usage examples of noctiluca.
An ipsitilla or even the cheapest noctiluca does not give herself for pay, any more than a lady does.
Far, far below in the blackness, a phosphorescent glimmer played to and fro, like noctilucae on an underworld ocean.