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PYROPHORUS NOCTILUCA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pyrophorus noctiluca mean?
• PYROPHORUS NOCTILUCA (noun)
The noun PYROPHORUS NOCTILUCA has 1 sense:
1. tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
Familiarity information: PYROPHORUS NOCTILUCA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
fire beetle; firefly; Pyrophorus noctiluca
Hypernyms ("Pyrophorus noctiluca" is a kind of...):
elater; elaterid; elaterid beetle (any of various widely distributed beetles)
Holonyms ("Pyrophorus noctiluca" is a member of...):
genus Pyrophorus; Pyrophorus (tropical click beetles)
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