firefly (n.)

  1. tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots

    [ Syn: fire beetle , pyrophorus noctiluca ]

  2. nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs

    [ Syn: lightning bug ]

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