1. Noun
A coleopterous insect of the genus Lampyris; esp., the wingless females and larvae of the two European species (L. noctiluca, and L. splendidula), which emit light from some of the abdominal segments.
2. Noun
the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly
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