Noctiluca
See also: noctiluca
Translingual
Etymology
1836, from Latin noctilūca (“something which shines by night”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Noctiluca f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. – some bioluminescent Myzozoa predators, involved in red tides.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Alveolata - superphylum; Miozoa - phylum; Myxozoa - subphylum; Dinozoa - infraphylum; Dinoflagellata - superclass; Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. - class; Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. - order; Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. - family
Hyponyms
- (genus of Noctilucaceae): Noctiluca scintillans - sole accepted species
References
- “noctiluca, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2003.
- 'Noctiluca Suriray, 1836 at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Noctiluca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Noctiluca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Noctiluca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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Latin
Etymology
From Latin noctilūca (“something which shines by night”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /nok.tiˈluː.ka/, [nɔkt̪ɪˈɫ̪uːkä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /nok.tiˈlu.ka/, [nokt̪iˈluːkä]
- Hyphenation: Noc‧ti‧lu‧ca
Proper noun
Noctilūca f sg (genitive Noctilūcae); first declension
- (Roman mythology) Luna (deity of the Moon)
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Noctiluca.
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Noctilūca |
Genitive | Noctilūcae |
Dative | Noctilūcae |
Accusative | Noctilūcam |
Ablative | Noctilūcā |
Vocative | Noctilūca |
References
- “noctiluca, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2003.
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- la:Roman mythology