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English noun: firefly

1. firefly (animal) tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots


Synonymsfire beetle, Pyrophorus noctiluca


Broader (hypernym)elater, elaterid, elaterid beetle


Member meronymgenus Pyrophorus, Pyrophorus

2. firefly (animal) nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs


Synonymslightning bug


Broader (hypernym)beetle


Narrower (hyponym)glowworm


Member meronymfamily Lampyridae, Lampyridae









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