fire beetle

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noun

any of numerous click beetles of the genus Pyrophorus, of tropical America, having luminous reddish or greenish spots on the body.

Origin of fire beetle

First recorded in 1835–45

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Related Words for fire beetle

firefly, fireworm, glowworm, lampyrid, noctiluca