PYROPHORUS NOCTILUCA

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Meaning:

Tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots

Synonyms:

fire beetle; firefly; Pyrophorus noctiluca

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Nouns denoting animals

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

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

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

genus Pyrophorus; Pyrophorus (tropical click beetles)

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