"cucujo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cucujos [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish cocuyo. From Taíno kukuyo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|cocuyo}} Spanish cocuyo, {{bor|en|tnq|kukuyo}} Taíno kukuyo Head templates: {{en-noun}} cucujo (plural cucujos)
  1. (dated) Any of a number of species of bioluminescent beetle in the Pyrophorus genus Tags: dated Categories (lifeform): Elateroid beetles Synonyms: fire beetle
    Sense id: en-cucujo-en-noun-DUj-iqA9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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