fire beetle
Noun 1. tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots (synonym) firefly, Pyrophorus noctiluca (hypernym) elaterid beetle, elater, elaterid (member-holonym) Pyrophorus, genus Pyrophorus | ||||
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fire beetle
fire beetle
\fire" bee`tle\ (?). (zo?l.) a very brilliantly luminous beetle (pyrophorus noctilucus), one of the elaters, found in central and south america; -- called also cucujo. the name is also applied to other species. see firefly.
fire beetle
n : tropical american click beetle having bright luminous spots [syn: firefly, pyrophorus noctiluca]
fire beetle
\fire" bee`tle\ (?). (zo?l.) a very brilliantly luminous beetle (pyrophorus noctilucus), one of the elaters, found in central and south america; -- called also cucujo. the name is also applied to other species. see firefly.
fire beetle
n : tropical american click beetle having bright luminous spots [syn: firefly, pyrophorus noctiluca]