noctilucous

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adjective

Shining in the night or darkness; luminescent.

“noctilucous worm”

OriginNew Latin noctilūcus →
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Meanings

adjectivenoctilucous (comparative more noctilucous, superlative most noctilucous)

comparative more noctilucous · superlative most noctilucous

  1. obsoleteShining in the night or darkness; luminescent.

    noctilucous worm

    2 more examples

    noctilucous cloud

    noctilucous plankton

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
noctilucoid

Origin

  1. New Latinnoctilūcus
  2. Englishnoctilucous

Learned borrowing from New Latin noctilūcus.

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Translations

French noctiluque
  • noctiluqueluminescent
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APA

noctilucous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noctilucous

MLA

“noctilucous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noctilucous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noctilucous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noctilucous.

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