firefly in English

noun
1
a soft-bodied beetle related to the glowworm, the winged male and flightless female of which both have luminescent organs. The light is chiefly produced as a signal between the sexes, especially in flashes.
Later lab experiments showed that by flashing an artificial light at a firefly you could speed up its rhythm, you could slow it down, make it flash a little later than it would otherwise.
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1. Remember the firefly?

2. Or a firefly?

3. The Lantern of the Photuris Firefly

4. Mew : Ahaha ! Not too shabby, little firefly!

5. Riddle pitches Wyatt Bronouns for the Firefly Funhouse

6. And firefly light first originated in these juveniles.

7. The first firefly to die, his name was Garfield Lynns.

8. We decided to conduct some firefly opinion polls to find out.

9. The abdomen of a firefly contains an organic substance known as luciferin.

10. Flight 26 Dec 1946 (fairey Firefly, Raf Spitfire Ww2, Seafire, Duplex Airscrews): $3

11. This months' favorite Cursor, is the "FIREFLY POINTER SET" Cursor by Godling-Studio

12. As a firefly junkie, the past 20 years have been quite an exciting ride.

13. Seen from the air at night, tiny villages Bespeckle the Indian landscape with firefly glows.

14. Seen from the air at night, tiny villages Bespeckle the Indian landscape with firefly glows.

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16. And the future is Bronouns and they’d be a great addition to the Firefly Fun House

17. Croaks will intermittently use his Fiery Firefly to send flame-covered bugs that home in on Cuphead

18. "Seen from the air at night, tiny villages Bespeckle the Indian landscape with firefly glows." Wiktionary

19. The Centipede has the same movement and health as the Firefly, but is armed with a better attack

20. Turn off the lights and watch your Ballsey go from clear glass to firefly green glow in the dark

21. For example, they inserted the genes, or instructions, for a cell to create firefly luciferase and luciferin into a tobacco plant.

22. 18 Firefly light may also serve as a defense mechanism that flashes a clear warning of the insect's unappetizing taste.

23. In the wild, the Adze takes the form of a firefly, though it will transform into human shape upon capture

24. The firefly is a holometabolic insect, passing through the stages of being an egg, being a larva, molting , and pupation.

25. Though Firefly Aerospace missed its own 2020 deadline to launch its Alpha rocket into space, the company says it's confident a …

26. (March 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)"Bushwhacked" is the third episode of the science fiction television series Firefly

27. In addition to controlling color, many species of squid even produce their own light, doing so in a way similar to that of the common firefly.

28. These adults only live a few weeks, and now they're single-mindedly focused on sex, that is, on propelling their genes into the next firefly generation.

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30. Katherine Heigl is done Apologizing With Netflix’s ‘Firefly Lane,’ the actress is taking back control Katherine Heigl maintains her balance by staying firmly rooted at home in Utah except

31. What could have Tully done to Betray Kate? Spoilers ahead! Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke star as Tully Hart and Kate Mularkey, respectively, in Netflix’s latest drama, Firefly Lane.

32. However, the magazine modestly acknowledges: “Despite the good step forward, it remains a challenge for the chemists to make their system every bit as efficient as that of the humble firefly.

33. The Adze is a type of vampire creature told in the legends of the Ewe people of Southern Togo, who turns itself into a firefly or other insect to feed before returning to its human form

34. The Ewe are located in Togo and Ghana.In the wild, the Adze takes the form of a firefly, though it will transform into human shape upon capture.When in human form, the Adze has the power to possess humans

35. Anderson; Blaze, a firefly featured as a major character in Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure; Blaze, a special ability of some Pokémon that have the Fire-type; Blaze, a mob from the Minecraft video game; Blaze, the player character's callsign in the video game Ace Combat 5