fire beetle

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Definition of fire beetle in English English dictionary

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) Any of various tropical American click beetles of the genus Pyrophorus, especially P. noctilucus, having bright, luminous spots

The name is also applied to other species

A very brilliantly luminous beetle (Pyrophorus noctilucus), one of the elaters, found in Central and South America; called also cucujo

Hyphenation

fire bee·tle

Turkish pronunciation

fayr bitıl

Pronunciation

/ˈfīr ˈbētəl/ /ˈfaɪr ˈbiːtəl/