Fire Beetle Definition
noun
Any of various tropical American click beetles of the genus Pyrophorus, having luminous spots on the prothorax and abdomen.
American Heritage
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Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- Pyrophorus noctiluca
- firefly
Other Word Forms of Fire Beetle
Noun
Singular:
fire beetle
Plural:
fire-beetles
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