Firefly

Noun

 * 1) A nocturnal, bioluminescent beetle of the family Lampyridae.

Verbs for Firefly
capture—; welcome—; —blinks; —cheers; —emits; —flames ; —flashes; —flickers; — glimmers; —glitters; —glows; —illuminates; —lights; —scintillates; —shimmers; — spangles; —sparkles; —twinkles; —winks.

Thesaurus
blink, blinking, candle fly, coruscation, fire beetle, fireworm, glimmer, glimmering, glisten, glister, glitter, glittering, glowworm, lampyrid, lantern fly, lightning bug, luciferase, luciferin, luminophor, phosphor, scintilla, scintillation, shimmer, shimmering, spangle, spark, sparkle, stroboscopic light, tinsel, twinkle, twinkling

Synonyms

 * lightning bug

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Armenian: (lusattik)
 * Basque: euli ipurtargi
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 * Greek:, κωλοφωτιά
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 * Japanese: 蛍 (ほたる, hotaru)
 * Latin:
 * Latvian: jāņtārpiņš
 * Lithuanian:, žibukas
 * Macedonian: светулка (svetulka)
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 * Polish: świetlik
 * Portuguese: vaga-lume, pirilampo
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 * Tagalog: alitaptap
 * Turkish: ateşböceği