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| NOUN | 1 | firefly, fire beetle, Pyrophorus noctiluca | Tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots |
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| 2 | firefly, lightning bug | Nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs |
| Sounds | fay'erflay. |
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| Rhymes | alkali, ally, apply, and 25 more rhymes in lay... |
| Meaning | Tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots. |
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| Synonyms | fire beetle, Pyrophorus noctiluca |
| Member of | Pyrophorus, genus Pyrophorus |
| Broader | elaterid beetle, elater, elaterid |
| Meaning | Nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs. |
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| Synonyms | lightning bug |
| Member of | Lampyridae, family Lampyridae |
| Broader | beetle |
| Narrower | glowworm |
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