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firefly


fire·fly

F0137100 (fīr′flī′)n. Any of various nocturnal beetles of the family Lampyridae, characteristically having bioluminescent organs in the tip of the abdomen that produce a flashing light. Also called lightning bug.

firefly

(ˈfaɪəˌflaɪ) n, pl -flies1. (Animals) any nocturnal beetle of the family Lampyridae, common in warm and tropical regions, having luminescent abdominal organs. See also glow-worm2. (Animals) any tropical American click beetle of the genus Pyrophorus, esp P. noctiluca, that have luminescent thoracic organs

fire•fly

(ˈfaɪərˌflaɪ)

n., pl. -flies. any nocturnal beetle of the family Lampyridae having a light-producing organ at the rear of the abdomen. Also called lightning bug. Compare glowworm. [1650–60]

fire·fly

(fīr′flī′) Any of various beetles that are active at night and produce a flashing light in the abdomen. The flash is produced by a chemical reaction and enables males and females to find each other for mating.

firefly

lightning bug
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Noun1.firefly - tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spotsfirefly - tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spotsfire beetle, Pyrophorus noctilucaelater, elaterid, elaterid beetle - any of various widely distributed beetlesgenus Pyrophorus, Pyrophorus - tropical click beetles
2.firefly - nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organsfirefly - nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organslightning bugbeetle - insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wingsfamily Lampyridae, Lampyridae - firefliesglowworm - the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly
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firefly


firefly

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lightning bug,

small, luminescent, carnivorous beetlebeetle,
common name for insects of the order Coleoptera, which, with more than 300,000 described species, is the largest of the insect orders. Beetles have chewing mouthparts and well-developed antennae.
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 of the family Lampyridae. Fireflies are well represented in temperate regions, although the majority of species are tropical and subtropical. They are nocturnal in their behavior, and males commonly fly about in the evening during early summer. In many species the females are wingless.

Males, females, and larvae emit a heatless, greenish-yellow to reddish-orange light; in some species even the eggs glow. The light, which plays a role in mating, is produced by light organs located on the underside of the abdomen. These consist of several layers of small reflector cells and a layer of light-producing cells. The light-producing cells are permeated by nerves and air tubes; oxygen supplied by the air tubes converts the cell product luciferin to oxyluciferin. This oxidation, catalyzed by the enzyme luciferase, releases energy in the form of light. The insect controls the emission of light by regulating the amount of air supplied to the cells. The intensity and frequency of the flashes vary with the species and probably serve to identify males and females to each other. Synchronized flashing is characteristic of some tropical species.

Adult fireflies of many species do not feed. The larvae, which hatch from eggs laid on or in wet soil, feed on snails and earthworms, injecting their prey with a paralyzing fluid. Pupation (see insectinsect,
invertebrate animal of the class Insecta of the phylum Arthropoda. Like other arthropods, an insect has a hard outer covering, or exoskeleton, a segmented body, and jointed legs. Adult insects typically have wings and are the only flying invertebrates.
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) occurs after one or two years. Both larvae and wingless females are called glowworms. The common European glowworm is the female of the Lampyris noctiluca. Asian glowworms are considered beneficial controllers of crop-damaging snails and slugs. There are other luminescent insects, including members of other beetle families; the most spectacular are found in the click beetleclick beetle,
common name for members of the widespread beetle family Elateridae. Also called elater beetle, the click beetle has a hinge across the front of the body that allows it to flex, and a spine-and-groove arrangement on the underside of the body that provides a snapping
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 family.

Fireflies are classified in the phylum ArthropodaArthropoda
[Gr.,=jointed feet], largest and most diverse animal phylum. The arthropods include crustaceans, insects, centipedes, millipedes, spiders, scorpions, and the extinct trilobites.
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, class Insecta, order Coleoptera, family Lampyridae.

firefly

[′fīr‚flī] (invertebrate zoology) Any of various flying insects which produce light by bioluminescence.

firefly

1. any nocturnal beetle of the family Lampyridae, common in warm and tropical regions, having luminescent abdominal organs 2. any tropical American click beetle of the genus Pyrophorus, esp P. noctiluca, that have luminescent thoracic organs

Firefly

(1) A feature of Amazon's smartphone. See Fire Phone.

(2) A software-based media server for Windows, Mac and Linux that shares iTunes, M3U and PLS playlists to DAAP clients across the network. Noted for the variety of formats it supports, Firefly handles MP3, AAC, WMA, Ogg-Vorbis, FLAC and Apple Lossless audio files. Formerly called mt-daapd (multithreaded-DAAP daemon), Firefly uses Bonjour to announce itself over the network. See DAAP, Bonjour and playlist.

firefly


  • noun

Synonyms for firefly

noun tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots

Synonyms

  • fire beetle
  • Pyrophorus noctiluca

Related Words

  • elater
  • elaterid
  • elaterid beetle
  • genus Pyrophorus
  • Pyrophorus

noun nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs

Synonyms

  • lightning bug

Related Words

  • beetle
  • family Lampyridae
  • Lampyridae
  • glowworm
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