About The Word Firefly
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Firefly
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What's The Definition Of Firefly?
[n] nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
[n] tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots Synonyms | Synonyms for Firefly: fire beetle | lightning bug | Pyrophorus noctiluca Related Terms | Find terms related to Firefly: blink | blinking | candle fly | coruscation | fire beetle | fireworm | glimmer | glimmering | glisten | glister | glitter | glittering | glowworm | lampyrid | lantern fly | lightning bug | luciferase | luciferin | luminophor | phosphor | scintilla | scintillation | shimmer | shimmering | spangle | spark | sparkle | stroboscopic light | tinsel | twinkle | twinkling See Also | beetle | elater | elaterid | elaterid beetle | family Lampyridae | genus Pyrophorus | glowworm | Lampyridae | Pyrophorus Firefly In Webster's Dictionary \Fire"fly`\, n.; pl. {Fireflies}. (Zo["o]l.)
Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the
family {Lampyrid[ae]}.
Note: The common American species belong to the genera
{Photinus} and {Photuris}, in which both sexes are
winged. The name is also applied to luminous species of
{Elaterid[ae]}. See {Fire beetle}.
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