firefly 
1. tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots • Syn: fire beetle, Pyrophorus noctiluca • Hypernyms: elaterid beetle, elater, elaterid • Member Holonyms: Pyrophorus, genus Pyrophorus 2. nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs • Syn: lightning bug • Hypernyms: beetle • Hyponyms: glowworm • Member Holonyms: Lampyridae, family Lampyridae
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