Firefly: alternatives and connections

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Firefly

Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae.

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Beetle 76% connected

A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.

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Elater 76% connected

One who, or that which, elates.

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Glowworm 76% connected

A coleopterous insect of the genus Lampyris; esp., the wingless females and larvae of the two European species (L. noctiluca, and L. splendidula), wh…

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Fire beetle 92% connected

A very brilliantly luminous beetle (Pyrophorus noctilucus), one of the elaters, found in Central and South America; -- called also cucujo. The name i…

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