Photurisn.

Brit.

/fəʊˈtjʊərɪs/, U.S.

/foʊˈt(j)ʊrᵻs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Photuris.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Photuris, genus name (P. F. M. A. Dejean Catal. des coléoptères (1833) ii. 103) < photo- photo- comb. form + ancient Greek οὐρά tail (see uro- comb. form²) + classical Latin -is (see -id suffix²).

Entomology.

An American genus of fireflies (family Lampyridae); (also photuris) a firefly of this genus, esp. Photuris pensylvanicus, which is common in eastern North America, esp. in woodland, and has a dull yellow head and thorax and brown elytra with pale margins.

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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)

fireworm1567

firefly1655

salamander-fly1668

lightning bug1778

firebug1789

glow-fly1789

lampyrine1842

lightning beetle1854

Photuris1858

meadow-fly1867

lampyrid1895

peeny-wally1961

1858 A. M. Redfield Zoöl. Sci. 610 The common Glow-worm, seen in the Middle States of the Union, is the female of the species Photuris.

1883 Harper's Mag. Jan. 190/2 In the foliage..the brilliant green light of the photuris appears.

1938 A. D. Imms Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 4) iii. 513 The larvæ of Photinus and Photuris have been studied by Williams (1917) and their photogenic organs are situated on the 8th abdominal segment.

1986 C. O'Toole Encycl. Insects 67 Predatory glowworms of the genus Photuris can mimic the signals of Photinus females, and lure searching Photinus males to their deaths.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	photuris
释义	Photurisn. Brit. /fəʊˈtjʊərɪs/, U.S. /foʊˈt(j)ʊrᵻs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Photuris. Etymology: < scientific Latin Photuris, genus name (P. F. M. A. Dejean Catal. des coléoptères (1833) ii. 103) < photo- photo- comb. form + ancient Greek οὐρά tail (see uro- comb. form²) + classical Latin -is (see -id suffix²). Entomology. An American genus of fireflies (family Lampyridae); (also photuris) a firefly of this genus, esp. Photuris pensylvanicus, which is common in eastern North America, esp. in woodland, and has a dull yellow head and thorax and brown elytra with pale margins. ΘΚΠ 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) fireworm1567 firefly1655 salamander-fly1668 lightning bug1778 firebug1789 glow-fly1789 lampyrine1842 lightning beetle1854 Photuris1858 meadow-fly1867 lampyrid1895 peeny-wally1961 1858 A. M. Redfield Zoöl. Sci. 610 The common Glow-worm, seen in the Middle States of the Union, is the female of the species Photuris. 1883 Harper's Mag. Jan. 190/2 In the foliage..the brilliant green light of the photuris appears. 1938 A. D. Imms Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 4) iii. 513 The larvæ of Photinus and Photuris have been studied by Williams (1917) and their photogenic organs are situated on the 8th abdominal segment. 1986 C. O'Toole Encycl. Insects 67 Predatory glowworms of the genus Photuris can mimic the signals of Photinus females, and lure searching Photinus males to their deaths. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1858
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