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夜光虫
やこうちゅうヤコウチュウ (nokanji)
1. [n]
▶ Noctiluca scintillans (luminescent species of dinoflagellate)



History:
5. A 2018-03-23 13:09:22  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
animalcule is not modern English
---
for the difference between luminescent, fluorescent and phosphorescent see
http://eamcetzoology.blogspot.se/2009/09/bioluminescence-vs-fluorescence.html
  Diff:
@@ -16 +16 @@
-<gloss>Noctiluca scintillans (species of phosphorescent animalcule)</gloss>
+<gloss>Noctiluca scintillans (luminescent species of dinoflagellate)</gloss>
4. A 2018-03-23 11:26:33  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ヤコウチュウ
  Diff:
@@ -16,2 +16 @@
-<gloss>phosphorescent animalcule</gloss>
-<gloss>noctiluca</gloss>
+<gloss>Noctiluca scintillans (species of phosphorescent animalcule)</gloss>
3. A* 2018-03-22 06:35:28  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
夜光虫	32246
やこうちゅう	265
ヤコウチュウ	624
  Diff:
@@ -9,0 +10,4 @@
+<r_ele>
+<reb>ヤコウチュウ</reb>
+<re_nokanji/>
+</r_ele>
2. A 2010-08-09 22:55:20  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Looks OK.
1. A* 2010-08-09 14:52:38  Paul Blay <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
リーダーズ+プラス 'noctiluca refers to any dinoflagellate of the ヤコウチュウ属'.

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  Comments:
Hopefully a start from which someone else can tidy up as required.
  Diff:
@@ -13,0 +13,1 @@
+<gloss>noctiluca</gloss>

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