HyperDic: bioluminescent

English > 1 sense of the word bioluminescent:
ADJECTIVEallbioluminescent(of living organisms) emitting light / light
English > bioluminescent: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning(of living organisms) emitting light / light.
Example"fireflies are bioluminescent"
Categoryorganism, beingA living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
BroaderlightCharacterized by or emitting light
Spanishbioluminiscente
Nounsbioluminescenceluminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly)

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