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BIOLUMINESCENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

(of living organisms) emitting light

Example:

fireflies are bioluminescent

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

light (characterized by or emitting light)

Domain category:

being; organism (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)

Derivation:

bioluminescence (luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly))

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