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glowfly

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glow⋅fly

  [gloh-flahy]
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–noun, plural -flies.
firefly.
Origin:
1780–90; glow + fly 2

fire⋅fly

  [fahyuhr-flahy]
–noun, plural -flies.
any nocturnal beetle of the family Lampyridae, characterized by a soft body with a light-producing organ at the rear of the abdomen.
Also called glowfly, lightning bug.
Compare glowworm.

Origin:
1650–60; fire + fly 2
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