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bioluminescent

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -ɛsənt

1

adj

Meaning 1

Exhibiting bioluminescence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

(of living organisms) emitting light

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • fireflies are bioluminescent

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English luminescent English bioluminescent From bio- + luminescent.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: bioluminescent — exhibiting bioluminescence
  • Czech: bioluminiscenční — exhibiting bioluminescence
  • Finnish: bioluminesoiva — exhibiting bioluminescence
  • French: bioluminescent — exhibiting bioluminescence
  • Galician: bioluminescente — exhibiting bioluminescence
  • Georgian: ბიოლუმინესცენციური (bioluminescenciuri) — exhibiting bioluminescence
  • German: biolumineszent — exhibiting bioluminescence
  • Hungarian: biolumineszcens — exhibiting bioluminescence
  • Italian: bioluminescente — exhibiting bioluminescence
  • Polish: bioluminescencyjny — exhibiting bioluminescence
  • Portuguese: bioluminescente — exhibiting bioluminescence
  • Romanian: bioluminescent — exhibiting bioluminescence
  • Spanish: bioluminescente — exhibiting bioluminescence