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  1. firefly:
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Detailed Translations for firefly from English to French

firefly:

firefly [the ~] nomen

  1. the firefly (glowworm; lightening bug; fire fly)
    le ver luisant

Translation Matrix for firefly:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
ver luisant fire fly; firefly; glowworm; lightening bug
- Pyrophorus noctiluca; fire beetle; lightning bug

Related Words for "firefly":

  • fireflies

Synonyms for "firefly":

  • fire beetle; Pyrophorus noctiluca; elaterid beetle; elater; elaterid
  • lightning bug; beetle

Related Definitions for "firefly":

  1. nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs1
  2. tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots1

Wiktionary Translations for firefly:

firefly
noun
  1. Lampyridae
firefly
noun
  1. animaux|nocat=1 genre d’insecte coléoptère, confondre quelquefois avec le ver luisant.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
firefly ver luisant; luciole GlühwürmchenZoologie, Entomologie: Käfer, der durch Oxidation von Luciferin kaltes Licht erzeugt