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NOCTILUCA MILIARIS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Noctiluca miliaris mean?

• NOCTILUCA MILIARIS (noun)
The noun NOCTILUCA MILIARIS has 1 sense:

1. large bioluminescent marine protozoan

Familiarity information: NOCTILUCA MILIARIS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• NOCTILUCA MILIARIS (noun)

Sense 1

Noctiluca miliaris ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Large bioluminescent marine protozoan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

noctiluca; Noctiluca miliaris

Hypernyms ("Noctiluca miliaris" is a kind of...):

dinoflagellate (chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton)

Holonyms ("Noctiluca miliaris" is a member of...):

genus Noctiluca (a genus of protoctist)

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