firefly

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n. 萤火虫

发音

UK /ˈfaɪ.əˌflaɪ/
其它
US /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌflaɪ/

词形变化

fireflies 复数 fireflies

别名

fire-fly

教材释义与例句

名词

萤火虫

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.

    萤火虫

    蓝尾星

    火焰虫

    火金蛄

    火焰蛄

    火萤

    美国

    2000, Exploring Life Science, 2: Bats—Cave Life, Marshall Cavendish, page 96, Fireflies are the best-known insects that produce light. […] Many fireflies use their light to communicate, particularly at mating time when males and females have to get together.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

fire beetle lightning bug

上位词 3

beetle elater elaterid

下位词 1

glowworm

相关短语

firefly squid femme fatale firefly

词源

Endocentric compound of fire + fly, because the insects glow; whence also lightning bug. Compare glow fly, glowworm, and lanternfly.

来源：wiktionary