A (mythical) insect or animal living in or associated with fire. Cf. pyrausta, n. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Diversicornia > family Elateridae > elaterid fire-fly (10) fireworm1567 A (mythical) insect or animal living in or associated with fire. Cf. pyrausta, n. Obsolete. cucuy1605 The West Indian firefly (Pyrophorus noctilucus), an elaterid beetle which emits brilliant phosphorescent light from spots on the body. salamander-fly1668 a kind of fire-fly. lightning bug1778 a firefly (see firefly, n. 2); cf. lightning beetle n. firebug1789 U.S. regional. A firefly; esp. Photinus pyralis. glow-fly1789 = firefly, n. fire beetle1826 a firefly; spec. a click beetle of the genus Pyrophorus, of the warmer parts of the Americas and the Caribbean, esp. the widespread P. noctilucus… lightning beetle1854 a firefly (see firefly, n. 2); cf. lightning bug n. meadow-fly1867 a firefly (family Lampyridae). pyrophore1884 A firefly of the genus Pyrophorus; = pyrophorus, n. 2. |
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