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单词 lampyrine
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lampyrineadj.n.

/ˈlampɪrɪn/
Etymology: < Latin lampyris glowworm (adopted in modern Latin as the name of the glowworm genus), < Greek λαμπυρίς , < λάμπειν to shine. See -ine suffix1.
A. adj.
Of or pertaining to the Lampyrinæ or fire-flies.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [adjective] > belonging to the Lampyridae
lampyrine1842
1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 635/1 The females of some of the Lampyrine tribe are apterous..and are luminous. All the Lampyrines, when seized, press their feet and antennæ against their body, and remain as motionless as if they were dead.
B. n.
One of the Lampyrinæ.
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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
1842 [see sense A.].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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adj.n.1842
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