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FIREFLY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs

Synonyms:

firefly; lightning bug

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("firefly" is a kind of...):

beetle (insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "firefly"):

glowworm (the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly)

Holonyms ("firefly" is a member of...):

family Lampyridae; Lampyridae (fireflies)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots

Synonyms:

fire beetle; firefly; Pyrophorus noctiluca

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("firefly" is a kind of...):

elater; elaterid; elaterid beetle (any of various widely distributed beetles)

Holonyms ("firefly" is a member of...):

genus Pyrophorus; Pyrophorus (tropical click beetles)

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