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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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Firefly

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Literary usage of Firefly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents, Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"THE firefly Teacher's Story And lavishly to left and right, The fireflies, like golden seeds, Are sown upon the night. —RILEY. ..."

2. Filipino Popular Tales by Dean Spruill Fansler (1921)
"Crab vs. frogs; frogs vs. snail; snail vs. firefly; firefly vs. mosquito. ... The link "firefly vs. mosquito" is found in the Visayan story "The Ape and the ..."

3. The Firefly's Light ...by Emerson Hough by Emerson Hough (1916)
""Yet another Frenchman, Dubois, says that he considers the firefly's light to be due to two substances—luciferase and luci- ferin. ..."

4. Songs of the Average Man by Sam Walter Foss (1907)
"THE PESSIMIST firefly A PESSIMIST firefly sat on a weed In the dark of a ... An optimist firefly said. "If you'll leap from your weed, and will open your ..."

5. A History of the Discovery and Exploration of Australia: Or, An Account of by Julian Edmund Tenison-Woods (1865)
"The Victoria and firefly proceed to Carpentaria—Wreck of the firefly— Albert River—Landsborough starts—The Gregory—M'Adam's Creek— Premier Range—The ..."

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