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Definition of Firefly

1. Noun. Tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots.

2. Noun. Nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs.

Definition of Firefly

1. n. Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the family Lampyridæ.

Definition of Firefly

1. Noun. A nocturnal, bioluminescent beetle of the family ''Lampyridae''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Firefly

1. a luminous insect [n -FLIES]

Medical Definition of Firefly

1. Any luminous winged insect, especially. Luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae. The common American species belong to the genera Photinus and Photuris, in which both sexes are winged. The name is also applied to luminous species of Elateridae. See Fire beetle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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