Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of fireflies of the coleopterous family Lampyridæ, with nearly 50 species, mainly South American, three only being found in North America.
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Francesca Forrest: Firefly Bellflower, Tintinnabulum photuris
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