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What is a firefly?

What is a firefly? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.
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It's like looking from a distance of a couple of hundred kilometres for a firefly sitting on the rim of a searchlight.
Various beetles such as firefly larvae and ground beetles feed on slugs.
As the hull passed the window, Mont read her name, which was the firefly of Savannah.
There were shimmer and spangle and firefly sparklings in the lustrous folds of her gown.
So, was it a coincidence you were Captain Hammer on Dr. Horrible and nicknamed Captain Tightpants on firefly?
Coauthor James E. Lloyd, perhaps the foremost expert on firefly taxonomy in the world, is a professor of entomology and nematology at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

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