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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Firefly \Fire"fly`\, n.; pl. {Fireflies}. (Zo[94]l.) Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the family {Lampyrid[91]}. 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[91]}. See {Fire beetle}. | |
