Firefly (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural fire·flies.
  1. any nocturnal beetle of the family Lampyridae, characterized by a soft body with a light-producing organ at the rear of the abdomen.
noun plural -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
Firefly (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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