genus noctiluca

English Thesaurus

1. a genus of protoctist (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	protoctist genus,
definition	:	any genus of Protoctista (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	noctiluca, noctiluca miliaris,
definition	:	large bioluminescent marine protozoan (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	cilioflagellata, dinoflagellata, order cilioflagellata, order dinoflagellata,
definition	:	in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta (noun.animal)