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English noun: firefly | |||
| 1. | firefly (animal) tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots | ||
| Synonyms | fire beetle, Pyrophorus noctiluca | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elater, elaterid, elaterid beetle | ||
| Member meronym | genus Pyrophorus, Pyrophorus | ||
| 2. | firefly (animal) nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs | ||
| Synonyms | lightning bug | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beetle | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | glowworm | ||
| Member meronym | family Lampyridae, Lampyridae | ||
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