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Firefly

Firefly Meaning & Definition
Firefly Definition And Meaning

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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