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单词 firefly
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
fire•fly /ˈfaɪrˌflaɪ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -flies. 
  1. Insectsa beetle that comes out at night, having a light-producing organ at the rear of the abdomen. Also called lightning bug. Compare glowworm.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
fire•fly  (fīər′flī′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -flies. 
  1. Insectsany nocturnal beetle of the family Lampyridae, characterized by a soft body with a light-producing organ at the rear of the abdomen. Also called glowfly, lightning bug. Cf. glowworm.
  • fire + fly2 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
firefly /ˈfaɪəˌflaɪ/ n ( pl -flies)
  1. any nocturnal beetle of the family Lampyridae, common in warm and tropical regions, having luminescent abdominal organs
  2. any tropical American click beetle of the genus Pyrophorus, esp P. noctiluca, that have luminescent thoracic organs
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