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πυγολαμπίδα — meaning in English

pygolabida

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English meaning

  • firebug noun Pyrrhocoris apterus, a common red and black insect, that is the type species of the family Pyrrhocoridae.
  • firefly noun A small beetle that glows in the dark, especially at dusk.

Senses

πυγολαμπίδα is used for these senses in English:

  • firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus, a common red and black insect, that is the type species of the family Pyrrhocoridae.
  • firefly (Northern US, Western US, Florida) Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.

firebug — full definition

  1. noun Pyrrhocoris apterus, a common red and black insect, that is the type species of the family Pyrrhocoridae.
  2. noun A pyromaniac or arsonist.

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