lampyrid

lam·py·rid

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lam-puh-rid]
- /ˈlæm pə rɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lam-puh-rid]
- /ˈlæm pə rɪd/

Definitions of lampyrid word

noun lampyrid any of several beetles of the family Lampyridae, comprising the fireflies. 1
adjective lampyrid belonging or pertaining to the lampyrids. 1
noun lampyrid (zoology) Any member of the family Lampyridae; a firefly or lightning bug. 1
noun lampyrid an insect belonging to the family Lampyridae, a family of Coleoptera which includes glow-worms and fireflies 0

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Origin of lampyrid

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

1890-95; < New Latin Lampyridae glowworm family, equivalent to Lampyr(is) type genus (< Greek lampyrís glowworm; see lamp) + -idae -id2

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A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for lampyrid

noun lampyrid

fire beetle — any of numerous click beetles of the genus Pyrophorus, of tropical America, having luminous reddish or greenish spots on the body.
firefly — any nocturnal beetle of the family Lampyridae, characterized by a soft body with a light-producing organ at the rear of the abdomen.
fireworm — the larva of any of several moths, as Rhopobota naevana (black-headed fireworm) which feeds on the leaves of cranberries and causes them to wither.
glowworm — the wingless female or larva of the European beetle, Lampyris noctiluca, which emits a sustained greenish light.
lantern fly — any of several large tropical insects of the family Fulgoridae, formerly thought to be luminescent.

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