noctiluca in Middle English

Forms: noctilūca [canonical], noctilucae [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Medieval Latin noctilūca (“something which shines by night”). Etymology templates: {{der|enm|la-med|noctiluca|noctilūca|something which shines by night}} Medieval Latin noctilūca (“something which shines by night”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=noctilūca|sort=|var=}} noctilūca, {{enm-noun|noctilucae|head=noctilūca}} noctilūca (plural noctilucae)

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"noctiluca" meaning in Middle English

Noun