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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Firefly \Fire"fly`\, n.; pl {Fireflies}. (Zo["o]l.) Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the family {Lampyrid[ae]}. Note: 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 {Elaterid[ae]}. See {Fire beetle}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: firefly n 1: tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots [syn: {fire beetle}, {Pyrophorus noctiluca}] 2: nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs [syn: {lightning bug}]
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