word | bioluminescent |
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definition | Relating to light given off by living organisms. |
eg_sentence | Most of the light emitted by bioluminescent marine organisms is blue or blue-green. |
explanation | Bio- comes from the Greek word for “life” (see BIO). On land, fireflies, glowworms, and the fox-fire fungus are all known for their bioluminescence. In the sea, bioluminescent life-forms include plankton, squid, and comb jellies, as well as some unusual fish. Most deep-sea animals are bioluminescent, but single-celled algae living at or near the surface can also create a remarkable show, as they often do in Bioluminescent Bay on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques. But bioluminescence is unknown in true plants, and mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians never got the knack of it either |
IPA | bioluminescent* |
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