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Pyrophorus

Pyrophorus Meaning & Definition
Pyrophorus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pyrophorus?

[n] tropical click beetles

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pyrophorus: genus Pyrophorus

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pyrophorus:

See Also | arthropod genus | Elateridae | family Elateridae | fire beetle | firefly | Pyrophorus noctiluca

Pyrophorus In Webster's Dictionary

\Py*roph"o*rus\, n. [NL. See {Pyrophorous}.] (Old Chem.) Any one of several substances or mixtures which phosphoresce or ignite spontaneously on exposure to air, as a heated mixture of alum, potash, and charcoal, or a mixture of charcoal and finely divided lead.

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