Meaning of FIREFLY
| Pronunciation: | | 'fIr`flI
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- [n] nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
- [n] tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
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| | Synonyms: | | fire beetle, lightning bug, Pyrophorus noctiluca |
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| | See Also: | | beetle, elater, elaterid, elaterid beetle, family Lampyridae, genus Pyrophorus, glowworm, Lampyridae, Pyrophorus | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fire"fly`\, n.; pl. {Fireflies}. (Zo["o]l.)
Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the
family {Lampyrid[ae]}.
Note: The common American species belong to the genera
{Photinus} and {Photuris}, in which both sexes are
winged. The name is also applied to luminous species of
{Elaterid[ae]}. See {Fire beetle}.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing a firefly in your dream, represents bright ideas that are coming out of your unconscious. |
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| | Related Terms: | | blink, blinking, candle fly, coruscation, fire beetle, fireworm, glimmer, glimmering, glisten, glister, glitter, glittering, glowworm, lampyrid, lantern fly, lightning bug, luciferase, luciferin, luminophor, phosphor, scintilla, scintillation, shimmer, shimmering, spangle, spark, sparkle, stroboscopic light, tinsel, twinkle, twinkling |
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