Noctiluca
[,nɒkti'lu:kә]
解釋/意思:
(n.) That which shines at night; -- a fanciful name for phosphorus.
(n.) A genus of marine flagellate Infusoria, remarkable for their unusually large size and complex structure, as well as for their phosphorescence. The brilliant diffuse phosphorescence of the sea is often due to myriads of Noctilucae.
整理:瓦莱丽
解釋/意思:
n. a phosphorescent marine Infusorian abundant around the British coasts one of the chief causes of the phosphorescence of the waves.—adjs. Noctilū′cent Noctilū′cid Noctilū′cous shining in the dark.
錄入:西德尼