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 | ||