firefly

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noun

1. tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
• Syn:
fire beetle, Pyrophorus noctiluca
• Hypernyms:
elaterid beetle, elater, elaterid
• Member Holonyms:
Pyrophorus, genus Pyrophorus
2. nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
• Syn:
lightning bug
• Hypernyms:
beetle
• Hyponyms:
glowworm
• Member Holonyms:
Lampyridae, family Lampyridae