firefly

Meanings

Plural: fireflies

Noun

tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.

Origin / Etymology

From fire + fly.

Synonyms

beetle, fire beetle, lightning bug, Pyrophorus noctiluca

Scrabble Score: 16

firefly is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 16

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