Firefly synonyms

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glowworm (related)
A bioluminescent larva or a wingless wormlike female of certain insects, especially fireflies and beetles of the family Phengodidae.
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fire-beetle
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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Pyrophorus noctiluca
tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
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smallville (related)
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daredevil (related)
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stargate (related)
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Find another word for firefly. In this page you can discover 7 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for firefly, like: glowworm, lightning-bug, fire-beetle, Pyrophorus noctiluca, smallville, daredevil and stargate.
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Firefly Sentence Examples

  • Firefly is a term popularly used for certain tropical American click-beetles (Pyrophorus), due to their power of emitting light.

  • Don't worry if you never caught firefly - this stands aloft in its own right.

  • If you've not seen a single episode of Firefly, honestly - you're missing out, but not to worry because Whedon has written Serenity to give enough of the show's background for non-fans to be able to follow his story.

  • firefly gene is turned on.

  • Mom brought me a Uriah Heep album she acquired from somewhere called firefly but it is not as good as their earlier stuff.

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