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firefly

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: firefly

1
 n
tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
2
 n
nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: firefly
1

n tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots

Synonyms:
Pyrophorus noctiluca, fire beetle
Type of:
elater, elaterid, elaterid beetle
any of various widely distributed beetles
2

n nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs

Synonyms:
lightning bug
Types:
glowworm
the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly
Type of:
beetle
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
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