Defenition of the word firefly

• Defenition of the word firefly

  • A nocturnal, bioluminescent beetle of the family Lampyridae.
  • tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
  • nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs

Synonyms for the word firefly

• • fire beetle
  • lightning bug
  • Pyrophorus noctiluca

Meronymys for the word firefly

• • family Lampyridae
  • genus Pyrophorus
  • Lampyridae
  • Pyrophorus

Hyponyms for the word firefly

• • glowworm

Hypernyms for the word firefly

• • beetle
  • bug
  • elater
  • elaterid
  • elaterid beetle
  • insect

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