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PYROPHORUS NOCTILUCA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
Synonyms:
fire beetle; firefly; Pyrophorus noctiluca
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Pyrophorus noctiluca" is a kind of...):
elater; elaterid; elaterid beetle (any of various widely distributed beetles)
Holonyms ("Pyrophorus noctiluca" is a member of...):
genus Pyrophorus; Pyrophorus (tropical click beetles)