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Shining in the night or darkness; luminescent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Examples
- noctilucous cloud
- noctilucous plankton
- noctilucous worm
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Learned borrowing from New Latin noctilūcus.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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French:
noctiluque
— luminescent