| 单词 | glowfly |
| 释义 | glowfly in British English (ˈɡləʊˌflaɪ) nounWord forms: plural -flies a firefly firefly in British English (ˈfaɪəˌflaɪ) nounWord forms: plural -flies 1. any nocturnal beetle of the family Lampyridae, common in warm and tropical regions, having luminescent abdominal organs See also glow-worm2. any tropical American click beetle of the genus Pyrophorus, esp P. noctiluca, that have luminescent thoracic organs glowfly in American English (ˈɡlouˌflai) nounWord forms: plural -flies a firefly Word origin [1780–90; glow + fly2]This word is first recorded in the period 1780–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classification, oxygen, rosette, seep, vampire bat |
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