firefly

Plural: fireflies

Noun

• A nocturnal beetle that produces bioluminescent light; a lightning bug.
• tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
• nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
• Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.

Examples

• A firefly of a word, "AX," allowed him to connect two high-scoring words.

Synonyms

fire beetle, lightning bug, Pyrophorus noctiluca, beetle

Related Words

glowworm