firefly glow

firefly glow
ほたるのひかり 蛍の光

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  • firefly — [fīr′flī΄] n. pl. fireflies any of a family (Lampyridae) of winged beetles, active at night, whose abdomens usually glow with a luminescent light: see GLOWWORM …   English World dictionary

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  • glow — 01. The fire was [glowing] brightly in the dark night. 02. When we shone the flashlight under the bed, we could see the eyes of the cat [glowing] at us. 03. The sunset shone a golden [glow] across the water. 04. The young girl s face had a… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • firefly — /fuyeur fluy /, n., pl. fireflies. any nocturnal beetle of the family Lampyridae, characterized by a soft body with a light producing organ at the rear of the abdomen. Also called glowfly, lightning bug. Cf. glowworm. [1650 60; FIRE + FLY2] * * * …   Universalium

  • glow worm — beetle or wingless firefly which emits a greenish light …   English contemporary dictionary

  • firefly — noun (plural fireflies) a soft bodied beetle related to the glow worm, the winged male and flightless female of which both have luminescent organs. [Luciola lusitanica (Europe) and other species.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • firefly — n. 1. Elater (of South America). 2. Glow worm (Lampyris noctiluca) …   New dictionary of synonyms

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  • firefly — /ˈfaɪəflaɪ / (say fuyuhfluy) noun (plural fireflies) 1. any of the soft bodied, nocturnal beetles of the family Lampyridae, which possess abdominal light producing organs; lightning bug. The luminous larvae or wingless females are called glow… …  

  • glow-worm — /ˈgloʊ wɜm / (say gloh werm) noun 1. a firefly, especially the wingless female or the luminous larva. 2. the larva of certain fungus flies as, in New Zealand, Bolitophila luminosa …  

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