GP of the day (Part 2)

Noctiluca :black_heart: :new_moon: :milky_way: :sparkles:
a light shining in the dark night

from [name_m]Roman[/name_m] Mythology, likely used an an epithet of the goddess [name_f]Juno[/name_f] or as an alternative name for the lesser known goddess Herodias; also used as the scientific name of a bioluminescent oceanic organism; ultimately from Latin noctilūca combining nox “night” and luceo “to shine”

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