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PYROPHORUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Tropical click beetles

Synonyms:

genus Pyrophorus; Pyrophorus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Pyrophorus"):

fire beetle; firefly; Pyrophorus noctiluca (tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots)

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

Elateridae; family Elateridae (click beetles and certain fireflies)

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