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Meanings of firefly in anglès

rus
fairey firefly
portuguès
fairey firefly
espanyol
firefly
Wikidata

1941 Fighter-reconnaissance aircraft family by Fairey.

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fairey firefly
portuguès
pirilampo

Tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots.

pirilampo
Sinònims
Examples for "fire beetle"
Examples for "fire beetle"
1
It was like a swarm of autumn fire beetles in feeding frenzy, amplified for some bug's-eye experia documentary.
Woken furies
2
That evening at dark he gathered several handfuls of the great fire beetles and put them in his lantern.
An American Robinson Crusoe
3
Fire beetles from the genus Melanophila depend on fire for reproduction, as their larvae develop in the wood of burned trees.
Radio NZ
portuguès
pirilampo
català
cuca de llum
espanyol
lampyridae

Nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs.

cuca de llum
rus
firefly

Mobile phone.

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firefly
Usage of firefly in anglès
1
For a second time, he heard the echoing voice of the firefly.
Fireflies
2
A good deal has been said of the firefly and of phosphorescence.
Artificial Light: Its Influence upon Civilization
3
I peered in the jar and sure enough, a firefly it was.
Blind willow, sleeping woman
4
No, no; I've seen many a glow-worm and firefly-nothingof that sort.
Stories by English Authors: Africa (Selected by Scribners)
5
She followed the firefly, which, like herself, was seeking the way out.
Stephen Archer, and Other Tales
6
He threw down his club and begged the firefly to spare him.
Philippine Folk-Tales
7
On the third exhale, a blue firefly popped out and flew away.
Abaddon's Gate
8
The dusk was deepening and an occasional firefly flickered over the ditches.
Riding rockets
9
A firefly dimly illuminated a pair of octospiders in a single heap.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
10
A firefly can't hold his light long enough to compete with it.
A Man for the Ages: A Story of the Builders of Democracy
11
Crandall's cigarette glowed like a large, peaceable firefly in the summer darkness.
Pet Sematary
12
In the darkness a pipe glows like a firefly, wanes, glows again.
Waiting for the Barbarians
13
He only laughed in the dream picture and ran on after the firefly.
The Gate of the Giant Scissors
14
Long after the firefly disappeared, the traces of its light remained within me.
Blind willow, sleeping woman
15
They could read the great Morse-code flashes which flickered like a distant firefly:
The Martian Chronicles
16
After its release the free ATP was measured using the firefly luciferase reaction.
Pubmed
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United States of America
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