lampyridn.
/ˈlampɪrɪd/ An insect belonging to the Lampyridæ, a family of Coleoptera which includes the glow-worms and fire-flies.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Diversicornia > family Lampyridae > member of (fire-fly)
fireworm1567
firefly1655
salamander-fly1668
lightning bug1778
firebug1789
glow-fly1789
lampyrine1842
lightning beetle1854
Photuris1858
meadow-fly1867
lampyrid1895
peeny-wally1961
1841 E. Newman Familiar Introd. Hist. Insects v. 249 Glow-worms or Lampyrites.]
1895 J. H. Comstock & A. B. Comstock Man. Study Insects xxi. 550 (heading) The Firefly Family or Lampyrids.
1895 J. H. Comstock & A. B. Comstock Man. Study Insects xxi. 551 Another common diurnal Lampyrid is Calopteron reticulatum.
1899 D. Sharp in Cambr. Nat. Hist. VI. ii. v. 248 The Lampyrides, or glow-worms, are of special interest, as most of their members give off a phosphorescent light when alive.
1916 Jrnl. Morphol. 28 145 (title) Photogenic organs and embryology of Lampyrids.
1961 New Scientist 16 Nov. 664/1 They [sc. the Cantharids] include..the photogenic Lampyrids.
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