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Fire beetle
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What's The Definition Of Fire beetle?
[n] tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
Synonyms | Synonyms for Fire beetle: firefly | Pyrophorus noctiluca Related Terms | Find terms related to Fire beetle: See Also | elater | elaterid | elaterid beetle | genus Pyrophorus | Pyrophorus Fire beetle In Webster's Dictionary \Fire" bee`tle\ (Zo["o]l.)
A very brilliantly luminous beetle ({Pyrophorus noctilucus}),
one of the elaters, found in Central and South America; --
called also {cucujo}. The name is also applied to other
species. See {Firefly}.
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