fire beetle

fire beetle

n. Any of various tropical American click beetles of the genus Pyrophorus, having luminous spots on the prothorax and abdomen.

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fire beetle - tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spotsfirefly, Pyrophorus noctilucaelater, elaterid, elaterid beetle - any of various widely distributed beetlesgenus Pyrophorus, Pyrophorus - tropical click beetles