NOUN | animal | firefly, fire beetle, Pyrophorus noctiluca | tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots |
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animal | firefly, lightning bug | nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs |
Sounds | fay'erflay. | |
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Rhymes | alkali ... walleye: 28 rhymes with lay... |
Meaning | Tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots. | |
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Synonyms | fire beetle, Pyrophorus noctiluca | |
Member of | Pyrophorus, genus Pyrophorus | Tropical click beetles |
Broader | elaterid beetle, elater, elaterid | Any of various widely distributed beetles |
Spanish | luciérnaga |
Meaning | nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs. | |
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Synonym | lightning bug | |
Member of | Lampyridae, family Lampyridae | fireflies |
Narrower | glowworm | The luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly |
Broader | beetle | insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings |
Spanish | lampyridae, luciérnaga | |
Catalan | cuca de llum, lluerna |
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