HyperDic: fire_beetle

English > 1 sense of the expression fire beetle:
NOUNanimalfire beetle, firefly, Pyrophorus noctilucatropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
English > fire beetle: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningTropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots.
Synonymsfirefly, Pyrophorus noctiluca
Member ofPyrophorus, genus PyrophorusTropical click beetles
Broaderelaterid beetle, elater, elateridAny of various widely distributed beetles
Spanishluciérnaga

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