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fire beetle

 
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–noun
any of numerous click beetles of the genus Pyrophorus, of tropical America, having luminous reddish or greenish spots on the body.
Origin:
1835–45
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fire beetle  
n.  Any of various tropical American click beetles of the genus Pyrophorus, especially P. noctilucus, having bright, luminous spots.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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