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Definition of Lampyrids
1. lampyrid [n] - See also: lampyrid
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lampyrids
Literary usage of Lampyrids
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1908)
"lampyrids AND APHIDS. ... on drawing nearer I discovered that the insects were
lampyrids oí a common species ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1916)
"There seems to be no doubt that it is a fairly frequent, if not a constant, method
of light-emission among certain tropical (mainly oriental) lampyrids, ..."
3. Psyche by Cambridge Entomological Club (1893)
"In the lampyrids he found only those of medium size — corresponding to the second
variety of other ..."
4. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1889)
"... may be distinguished as fireflies proper from the Glow- worms ( qv ) and '
ligh tning-bugs ( among the lampyrids), which flash light intermittently. ..."
5. Chambers' Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge by William Chambers, Robert Chambers (1892)
"... these may be distinguished as fireflies proper from the Glow-worms (qv) and '
lightning-bugs (among the lampyrids), which flash light intermittently. ..."
6. Bulletin by Bureau of Biological Survey, United States (1900)
"... and lampyrids (Po<]abru-s), and such insects as ants and useful wasps make up
the remainder of the food. These highly insectivorous habits appear ..."
7. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"These luminous, winged lampyrids are generally known as " fire-flies. "
In correspondence with their power of ..."
8. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1904)
"All recent workers agree in stating that the ventral light-plates of the male
lampyrids are composed of two more or less clearly denned layers ; the dorsal, ..."
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