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fire beetle

fire beetle noun: a luminous click beetle, Pyrophorus noctilucus.

Noun

fire beetle (plural fire beetles)

  1. A luminous click beetle, Pyrophorus noctilucus
    Synonyms:
    headlight elater
  2. Any insect in the genus Melanophila

Synonyms of fire beetle

  • headlight elater

Forms of fire beetle

pluralfire beetles

Origin of fire beetle

* (Pyrophorus noctilucus): Because of its fiery glowing appearance. * (Melanophila): Because they seek out fire in order to mate and lay eggs in freshly burned wood.

Words formed from fire beetle

  • black fire beetle

Questions about fire beetle

What does fire beetle mean?
Fire beetle means a luminous click beetle, Pyrophorus noctilucus.
What part of speech is fire beetle?
Fire beetle is a noun.
What is the plural of fire beetle?
The plural of fire beetle is fire beetles.

Words near fire beetle in the dictionary

  1. fire baskets
  2. fire bay
  3. fire bays
  4. fire beater
  5. fire beaters
  6. fire beetle
  7. fire beetles
  8. fire bell
  9. fire bellied toad
  10. fire bellied toads
  11. fire bells

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