Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of fireflies of the family Lampyridæ, having a short transverse prothorax, carinate, and narrowly margined.
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Examples
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The soft fire that dwelt in those orbs was, however, cold as the shining wing of the luciola.
Rookwood William Harrison Ainsworth 1843
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