noctiluca

n. 夜光虫

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n.（名词）
Any of various bioluminescent dinoflagellates of the genusNoctiluca that when grouped in large numbers make the sea phosphorescent.
夜光藻：一种生物发光鞭毛目动物，夜光藻 属，当其成群量出现时，使海洋出现磷光现象

来源：
New Latin Noctilôca [genus name]
现代拉丁语 Noctilôca [种属名]
from Latin noctilôca [lantern, moon]
源自 拉丁语 noctilôca [灯笼，月亮]
nocti- [nocti-]
nocti- [夜]
lôcôre [to shine] * see leuk-
lôcôre [发光] *参见 leuk-