Pyrophorus Definition

noun

A substance capable of taking fire spontaneously on exposure to the air, especially in a finely divided state.

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Synonyms:
  • genus Pyrophorus

Origin of Pyrophorus

  • Ancient Greek πῦρ (pyr, “fire”) + φέρω (pherō, “to bear”).

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Pyrophorus Sentence Examples

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

  • The genus Pyrophorus contains about ninety species, and is entirely confined to America and the West Indies, ranging from the southern United States to Argentina and Chile.

  • The cucujo or Cuban firefly (Pyrophorus noctilucus) gives out so strong a light that a few of them serve effectively as a lantern.

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