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noun
Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: lightning bug, firefly, glowworm
Antonyms: none provided
History
From lightning + beetle, because the insects glow; whence also firefly.
