noctiluca

noctilūca ae, f

nox+LVC-, that shines by night ; hence, the moon : crescens face, H.

noctiluca
noctĭlūca, ae, f. [nox-luceo], that shines by night; hence, I The moon : Luna quod sola lucet noctu...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Noctiluca
·noun That which shines at night; — a fanciful name for phosphorus. II. Noctiluca ·noun A genus of...

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