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kiiltomato — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • firefly noun A small beetle that glows in the dark, especially at dusk.

Senses

kiiltomato is used for these senses in English:

  • common glow-worm A European firefly species, Lampyris noctiluca.
  • common glowworm A wingless larviform female of the European firefly species, Lampyris noctiluca, which glows in the dark due to bioluminescence.
  • firefly (Northern US, Western US, Florida) Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.
  • glowworm The larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families Phengodidae or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.

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