A (mythical) insect or animal living in or associated with fire. Cf. pyrausta, n. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Diversicornia > family Lampyridae > member of (fire-fly) (12) fireworm1567 A (mythical) insect or animal living in or associated with fire. Cf. pyrausta, n. Obsolete. firefly1655 An insect producing light by bioluminescence. (a) Any of various beetles of the family Lampyridae, many of which possess a bioluminescent organ which… salamander-fly1668 a kind of fire-fly. lightning bug1778 a firefly (see firefly, n. 2); cf. lightning beetle n. firebug1789 U.S. regional. A firefly; esp. Photinus pyralis. glow-fly1789 = firefly, n. lampyrine1842 One of the Lampyrinæ. lightning beetle1854 a firefly (see firefly, n. 2); cf. lightning bug n. Photuris1858 An American genus of fireflies (family Lampyridae); (also photuris) a firefly of this genus, esp. Photuris pensylvanicus, which is common in… meadow-fly1867 a firefly (family Lampyridae). lampyrid1895 An insect belonging to the Lampyridæ, a family of Coleoptera which includes the glow-worms and fire-flies. peeny-wally1961 A firefly; spec. a luminescent click beetle (family Elateridae), esp. of the largest Jamaican species, Pyrophorus plagiophthalmus. |
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