† noctilucousadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: noctiluca n., -ous suffix.

Etymology: < noctiluca n. + -ous suffix. Compare slightly later noctilucent adj.

Obsolete.

Luminescent at night or in the dark; nocturnally phosphorescent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > light emitted under particular conditions > [adjective] > phosphorescent

night-shining1598

noctilucous1680

noctilucal1682

noctilucent1691

phosphorous1717

self-luminous1751

phosphorescent1767

phosphoric1771

phosphoreous1776

phosphor1790

phosphorescing1794

phosphoretic1794

phosphorent1819

1680 R. Boyle App. Aerial Noctiluca 1 Till more Noctilucous Matter could be prepared.

1774 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. 1772 II. Voy. Hebrides 345 Myriads of noctilucous Nereids that inhabit the ocean..and..give a fine light.

1832 W. Macgillivray Trav. & Researches A. von Humboldt xi. 131 The thorny bushes covered with noctilucous insects.

1870 Punchinello 30 July 277/1 Although it [sc. the mosquito] cannot be called Noctilucous, like the lightning bug, it has no objection to alight in the darkness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	noctilucous
释义	† noctilucousadj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: noctiluca n., -ous suffix. Etymology: < noctiluca n. + -ous suffix. Compare slightly later noctilucent adj. Obsolete. Luminescent at night or in the dark; nocturnally phosphorescent. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted under particular conditions > [adjective] > phosphorescent night-shining1598 noctilucous1680 noctilucal1682 noctilucent1691 phosphorous1717 self-luminous1751 phosphorescent1767 phosphoric1771 phosphoreous1776 phosphor1790 phosphorescing1794 phosphoretic1794 phosphorent1819 1680 R. Boyle App. Aerial Noctiluca 1 Till more Noctilucous Matter could be prepared. 1774 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. 1772 II. Voy. Hebrides 345 Myriads of noctilucous Nereids that inhabit the ocean..and..give a fine light. 1832 W. Macgillivray Trav. & Researches A. von Humboldt xi. 131 The thorny bushes covered with noctilucous insects. 1870 Punchinello 30 July 277/1 Although it [sc. the mosquito] cannot be called Noctilucous, like the lightning bug, it has no objection to alight in the darkness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1680
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