- biophotogenesis
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see bioluminescence.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
biophotogenesis
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biophotogenesis — bio·photogenesis … English syllables
biophotogenesis — ˌbī(ˌ)ō+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from bi (II) + photogenesis : production of bioluminescence … Useful english dictionary
bioluminescence — n. [Gr. bios, life; L. luminescere, to grow light] The production of light by living organisms, as occurs in the insect orders of Collembola, Homoptera, Diptera and Coleoptera, all ctenophores, some cephalopods, a large number of polychaetes, and … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
