'Firefly' definitions:
Definition of 'firefly'
From: WordNet
noun
Tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots [syn: firefly, fire beetle, Pyrophorus noctiluca]
noun
Nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs [syn: firefly, lightning bug]
Definition of 'Firefly'
From: GCIDE
- Firefly \Fire"fly`\, n.; pl. Fireflies. (Zool.) Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the family Lampyrid[ae]. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The common American species belong to the genera Photinus (especially Photinus pyralis) and Photuris, in which both sexes are winged. The name is also applied to luminous species of Elaterid[ae]. See Fire beetle. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Synonyms of 'firefly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- blink,
- blinking,
- candle fly,
- coruscation,
- fire beetle,
- fireworm,
- glimmer,
- glimmering,
- glisten,
- glister,
- glitter,
- glittering,
- glowworm,
- lampyrid,
- lantern fly,
- lightning bug,
- luciferase,
- luciferin,
- luminophor,
- phosphor,
- scintilla,
- scintillation,
- shimmer,
- shimmering,
- spangle,
- spark,
- sparkle,
- stroboscopic light,
- tinsel,
- twinkle,
- twinkling