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What is "firefly" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 21-10-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does firefly mean in English? Meaning of firefly definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "firefly" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "firefly": tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots

Noun

  • Meaning: tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
  • Synonyms: fire beetle firefly pyrophorus noctiluca
  • Hypernyms: elater elaterid elaterid beetle

    • Meaning of "firefly": nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs

    Noun

  • Meaning: nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
  • Synonyms: firefly lightning bug
  • Hyponyms: glowworm
  • Hypernyms: beetle

    • Synonyms:

    candle fly, fire beetle, fireworm, glowworm, lampyrid, lantern fly, noctiluca,

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