Synonyms for firefly
ˈfaɪərˌflaɪfire·f·ly

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1. fireflynoun

   A nocturnal, bioluminescent beetle of the family Lampyridae.

   Synonyms:
   lightning bug

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1. firefly, fire beetle, Pyrophorus noctilucanoun

   tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots

   Synonyms:
   lightning bug, fire beetle

2. firefly, lightning bugnoun

   nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs

   Synonyms:
   lightning bug, fire beetle

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1. • Beetle
   • Elaterid Beetle

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1. Crowfoot:

   What is life It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.

2. Fred Allen:

   You can take all the sincerity in Hollywood, place it in the navel of a firefly and still have room enough for three caraway seeds and a producer's heart.

3. Kailash Sahu:

   It's like trying to measure the tiny motion of a firefly next to a bright light bulb, we had to meticulously subtract the light of the nearby bright star to precisely measure the deflection of the faint source.

4. Tara Cornelisse:

   That firefly was at the top of my list to do a petition for fireflies, but when we were certain about the development going on in one of its habitats, thats when we elevated it to an emergency listing.

5. Crowfoot:

   What is life It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the winter time.