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FIREFLY
firefly, lightning bug
(noun) nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
firefly, fire beetle, Pyrophorus noctiluca
(noun) tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
firefly (plural fireflies)
Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.
Synonyms
• (beetle): lightning bug
Source: Wiktionary
Fire"fly`, n.; pl. Fireflies (. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the family Lampyridæ.
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 Elateridæ. See Fire beetle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
25 November 2024
ONCHOCERCIASIS
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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