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ˈfaɪərˌflaɪfire·f·ly

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  1. fireflynoun

    A nocturnal, bioluminescent beetle of the family Lampyridae.

    Synonyms:
    lightning bug

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  1. firefly, fire beetle, Pyrophorus noctilucanoun

    tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots

    Synonyms:
    lightning bug, fire beetle

  2. firefly, lightning bugnoun

    nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs

    Synonyms:
    lightning bug, fire beetle

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  1. Kailash Sahu:

    It's like trying to measure the tiny motion of a firefly next to a bright light bulb, we had to meticulously subtract the light of the nearby bright star to precisely measure the deflection of the faint source.

  2. Jane Seymour:

    People say, ‘You’re like a phoenix.’ No, I just had a strong role model in my mother, everyone will have challenges. Your natural instinct is to close up your heart and let it eat you up. Do something to help someone else. It will heal you. You’ll be like a magnet when you do that. Light to firefly.

  3. Crowfoot:

    What is life It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the winter time.

  4. Tara Cornelisse:

    That firefly was at the top of my list to do a petition for fireflies, but when we were certain about the development going on in one of its habitats, thats when we elevated it to an emergency listing.

  5. Crowfoot:

    What is life It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.


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