Synonyms:
firefly, lightning_bug
Meaning: nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
Synonyms:
firefly, fire_beetle, Pyrophorus_noctiluca
Meaning: tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
Usage examples
I began to lose sight of the lean, long-coated figure, and at length could no more hear his swishing stride through the heather. But then I heard instead the slow-flapping wings of the raven; and, at intervals, now a firefly, now a gleaming butterfly rose into the rayless air.