Usage of "fire beetle"

Portuguese

Tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots.

Synonyms

Examples for "firefly"

Examples for "firefly"

For a second time, he heard the echoing voice of the firefly. 
 Fireflies 

A good deal has been said of the firefly and of phosphorescence. 
 Artificial Light: Its Influence upon Civilization 

I peered in the jar and sure enough, a firefly it was. 
 Blind willow, sleeping woman 

No, no; I've seen many a glow-worm and firefly-nothingof that sort. 
 Stories by English Authors: Africa (Selected by Scribners) 

She followed the firefly, which, like herself, was seeking the way out. 
 Stephen Archer, and Other Tales 

Usage of fire beetle in English

It was like a swarm of autumn fire beetles in feeding frenzy, amplified for some bug's-eye experia documentary. 
 Woken furies 

That evening at dark he gathered several handfuls of the great fire beetles and put them in his lantern. 
 An American Robinson Crusoe 

Fire beetles from the genus Melanophila depend on fire for reproduction, as their larvae develop in the wood of burned trees. 
 Radio NZ 

Translations for fire beetle

Portuguese

Meanings of fire beetle in English