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FAMILY LAMPYRIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does family Lampyridae mean?
• FAMILY LAMPYRIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY LAMPYRIDAE has 1 sense:
1. fireflies
Familiarity information: FAMILY LAMPYRIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fireflies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Lampyridae; Lampyridae
Hypernyms ("family Lampyridae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "family Lampyridae"):
firefly; lightning bug (nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs)
Holonyms ("family Lampyridae" is a member of...):
Coleoptera; order Coleoptera (beetles)
Context examples
A beetle in the family Lampyridae noted for its bioluminescence.
(Lampyridae, NCI Thesaurus)
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