LAMPYRINE

Lam*py"rine, n. Etym: [See Lampyris.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: An insect of the genus Lampyris, or family Lampyridæ. See Lampyris.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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