"firefly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fireflies [plural]
Etymology: From fire + fly. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fire|fly}} fire + fly Head templates: {{en-noun}} firefly (plural fireflies)
  1. (Northern US, Western US, Florida) Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight. Wikipedia link: firefly Tags: Florida, Northern-US, US, Western Categories (topical): Light sources Categories (lifeform): Elateroid beetles Synonyms: fire-fly Synonyms (lightning bug): beetle Derived forms: femme fatale firefly Related terms: glowworm Translations (Lampyridae): мэшӏуахь (mɛšʷʼaḥ) (Adyghe), glimwurm (Afrikaans), vuurvlieg (Afrikaans), aninipot (Aklanon), hakchòmmapala (Alabama), xixëllonjë [feminine] (Albanian), 'alopaynay (Amis), bètafé (Antillean Creole), klendendeng (Antillean Creole), klendenden (Antillean Creole), labèl (Antillean Creole), bowè (Antillean Creole), يَرَاعَة (yarāʕa) [feminine] (Arabic), լուսատտիկ (lusattik) (Armenian), կայծոռիկ (kaycoṙik) (Armenian), փոսուռա (pʻosuṙa) [Western-Armenian] (Armenian), জোনাকী (zünaki) (Assamese), işıldaböcək (Azerbaijani), баҙлауыҡ (baźlawıq) (Bashkir), euli ipurtargi (Basque), святля́к (svjatlják) [masculine] (Belarusian), сьвятля́к (sʹvjatlják) [Taraškievica, masculine] (Belarusian), светлячо́к (svjetljačók) [common, diminutive, masculine] (Belarusian), জোনাকি (jōnaki) (Bengali), জুনি (juni) (Bengali), জুনিপোকা (junipōka) (Bengali), জ্যোতিরিঙ্গ (jōtiriṅgo) (Bengali), জ্যোতিরিঙ্গণ (jōtiriṅgon) (Bengali), খজ্যোতি (khojjōti) (Bengali), খদ্যোত (khoddōt) (Bengali), aninipot (Bikol Central), preñv-lugern [masculine] (Breton), c'hwibu-luc'h (Breton), keninipet (Brooke's Point Palawano), свету́лка (svetúlka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ပိုးစုန်းကြူး (pui:cun:kru:) (Burmese), lluerna [feminine] (Catalan), cuca de llum [feminine] (Catalan), aninipot (Cebuano), puulo (Chamicuro), ᎤᏥᏍᏓᎷᎩ (utsisdalugi) (Cherokee), vó'ho'kâsénoma'ne (Cheyenne), 火金蛄 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien, Taiwan, Xiamen, Zhangzhou] (Chinese), 火焰蛄 (hé-iām-ko͘) [Hokkien, Xiamen] (Chinese), 火螢 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 火萤 (hér-iâⁿ) [Hokkien, Quanzhou] (Chinese), 螢火蟲 (Chinese Cantonese), 萤火虫 (jing⁴ fo² cung⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 螢火蟲 (Chinese Mandarin), 萤火虫 (yínghuǒchóng) (Chinese Mandarin), ᑵᑵᑯᒌᐢ (kwekwekociis) (Cree), světluška [feminine] (Czech), ildflue [common-gender] (Danish), lipat-lipat (Dupaningan Agta), glimworm [masculine] (Dutch), vuurvlieg [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), тулшукш (tulšukš) (Eastern Mari), 藍尾星 (Eastern Min Chinese), 蓝尾星 (làng-muōi-sĭng) (Eastern Min Chinese), fulgoro (Esperanto), jaanimardikas (Estonian), eldfluga [feminine] (Faroese), kiiltomato (Finnish), tulikärpänen (Finnish), luciole [feminine] (French), mouche à feu [Louisiana, feminine] (French), moiselle [Louisiana, feminine] (French), ver luisant [masculine] (French), vagalume [masculine] (Galician), lucecú [masculine] (Galician), lucerna [feminine] (Galician), meiga [feminine] (Galician), lurcucú [masculine] (Galician), lucerga [feminine] (Galician), voilus [masculine] (Galician), ციცინათელა (cicinatela) (Georgian), Glühwürmchen [neuter] (German), Leuchtkäfer [masculine] (German), Johanniswürmchen [neuter] (German), πυγολαμπίδα (pygolampída) [feminine] (Greek), κωλοφωτιά (kolofotiá) [colloquial, feminine] (Greek), muã (Guaraní), qaata (Guhu-Samane), આગિયો (āgiyo) [masculine] (Gujarati), cinambo (Hadza), koukouy (Haitian Creole), 火焰蟲 (Hakka Chinese), 火焰虫 (fó-yam-chhùng) (Hakka Chinese), nalo ʻuiʻuiki (Hawaiian), גַּחְלִילִית (gaẖlilít) [feminine] (Hebrew), aninípot (Hiligaynon), ज्योतिरिंगण (jyotiriṅgaṇ) (Hindi), खद्योत (khadyot) (Hindi), जुगनू (jugnū) [masculine] (Hindi), szentjánosbogár (Hungarian), eldfluga [feminine] (Icelandic), blysbjalla [feminine] (Icelandic), glætufluga [feminine] (Icelandic), glóbjalla [feminine] (Icelandic), ljósormur [masculine] (Icelandic), ljósbjalla [masculine] (Icelandic), luciolo (Ido), kulalanti (Ilocano), kunang-kunang (Indonesian), lampróg [feminine] (Irish), tinechuileog [feminine] (Irish), lucciola [feminine] (Italian), peenie wallie (Jamaican Creole), (hotaru) (alt: ほたる) (Japanese), ホタル (hotaru) (Japanese), ꦏꦺꦴꦤꦁ (konang) (Javanese), alipatpat (Kapampangan), ŋamion (Karamojong), klamlamu (Kavalan), жарық қоңыз (jaryq qoñyz) (Kazakh), អំពិលអំពែក (ampɨl-ɑmpɛɛk) (Khmer), njeneni [class-10, class-9] (Kikuyu), 개똥벌레 (gaettongbeolle) (Korean), 반딧불 (banditbul) (Korean), 반딧불이 (banditburi) (Korean), waŋyéča (Lakota), uŋzéblinkblink [humorous] (Lakota), cicindela [feminine] (Latin), jāņtārpiņš [masculine] (Latvian), ciæbèlla [Genoese] (Ligurian), epela-mwinda (Lingala), tɛ́nitɛ́ni (Lingala), jõnvabalis [masculine] (Lithuanian), žibukas [masculine] (Lithuanian), светулка (svetulka) [feminine] (Macedonian), ꦉꦤ꧀ꦤ (renna) (Madurese), angamenavava (Malagasy), kelip-kelip (Malay), kunang-kunang (Malay), ഇംഗണം (iṅgaṇaṁ) (Malayalam), ഖദ്യോതം (khadyōtaṁ) (Malayalam), മിന്നാമിനുങ്ങ് (minnāminuṅṅŭ) (Malayalam), possaqhessoss (Malecite-Passamaquoddy), titiwai (Maori), काजवा (kājvā) [masculine] (Marathi), ヤーンブ (jaambu) (Miyako), гэрэлтдэг цох (gereltdeg cox) (Mongolian), ᠭᠡᠷᠡᠯᠲᠦᠳᠡᠭ ᠴᠣᠬᠤ (gereltüdeg čoqu) (Mongolian), icpitl (Nahuatl), copitl (Nahuatl), xoxotla (Nahuatl), chʼosh bikǫʼí (Navajo), luceluce [feminine] (Neapolitan), aninipot (Northern Catanduanes Bicolano), gûstêrk [masculine] (Northern Kurdish), lysbille [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ildflue [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), lysbille [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), lucèrna [feminine] (Occitan), luciòla [feminine] (Occitan), luscambra [feminine] (Occitan), luseta [feminine] (Occitan), かんこ (kanko) (Oki-No-Erabu), じーなー (jīnā) (Okinawan), じんじん (jinjin) (Okinawan), budunə (Oroqen), آتش بوجكی (ateş böceği) (Ottoman Turkish), یلدز بوجكی (yıldız böceği) (Ottoman Turkish), Feiervoggel [masculine] (Pennsylvania German), کرم شبتاب (kerm-e šab-tâb) (Persian), lusentela [feminine] (Piedmontese), lusariòla [feminine] (Piedmontese), świetlik [masculine] (Polish), vaga-lume [masculine] (Portuguese), pirilampo [masculine] (Portuguese), vagalume [masculine] (Portuguese), ਜੁਗਨੂਂ (jugnū̃) [masculine] (Punjabi), ninakuru (Quechua), nina-nina (Quechua), inchipala (Quechua), licurici [masculine] (Romanian), светля́к (svetlják) [masculine] (Russian), светлячо́к (svetljačók) [common, diminutive, masculine] (Russian), švėtvombuolė (Samogitian), švėtravombuolė (Samogitian), ज्योतिरिङ्गण (jyotiriṅgaṇa) (Sanskrit), खद्योत (khadyota) (Sanskrit), Fjuurfljooge (Saterland Frisian), кресница [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), кријесница [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), kresnica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), krijesnica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ႁိင်ႇႁွႆႈ (hìng hāui) (Shan), svetluška [feminine] (Slovak), kresnica [feminine] (Slovene), ᐙᔥᑐᐌᔒᔥ (waashtoweshiish) (Southern East Cree), luciérnaga [feminine] (Spanish), fayaworon (Sranan Tongo), ᮎᮤᮊ-ᮎᮤᮊ (cika-cika) (Sundanese), kimetameta [class-7, class-8] (Swahili), lysmask (Swedish), alitaptap (Tagalog), кирми шабтоб (kirmi šabtob) (Tajik), மின்மினிப்பூச்சி (miṉmiṉippūcci) (Tamil), మిణుగురుపురుగు (miṇugurupurugu) (Telugu), pirilampu (Tetum), หิ่งห้อย (hìng-hɔ̂i) (Thai), ateş böceği (Turkish), hinh hỏi (Tày), ӝуасьнумыр (džuaśnumyr) (Udmurt), світля́к (svitlják) [masculine] (Ukrainian), світлячо́к (svitljačók) [common, diminutive, masculine] (Ukrainian), sasapis (Unami), جگنو (jugnū) [masculine] (Urdu), đom đóm (Vietnamese), huỳnh [obsolete] (Vietnamese), aninipot (Waray-Waray), bukatkat (Waray-Waray), pil (Wastek), pryf tân [masculine] (Welsh), magïen [feminine] (Welsh), ٹٹیانا [masculine] (Western Panjabi), גליװאָרעם (glivorem) [masculine] (Yiddish), cocay (Yucatec Maya), ronghrib (Zhuang), ukhanyikhanyi class 1a/2a (Zulu)

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          "roman": "jōtiriṅgon",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "জ্যোতিরিঙ্গণ"
        },
        {
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "khojjōti",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "খজ্যোতি"
        },
        {
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "khoddōt",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "খদ্যোত"
        },
        {
          "code": "bcl",
          "lang": "Bikol Central",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "aninipot"
        },
        {
          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "preñv-lugern"
        },
        {
          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "c'hwibu-luc'h"
        },
        {
          "code": "plw",
          "lang": "Brooke's Point Palawano",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "keninipet"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "svetúlka",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "свету́лка"
        },
        {
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "pui:cun:kru:",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "ပိုးစုန်းကြူး"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lluerna"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cuca de llum"
        },
        {
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "aninipot"
        },
        {
          "code": "ccc",
          "lang": "Chamicuro",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "puulo"
        },
        {
          "code": "chr",
          "lang": "Cherokee",
          "roman": "utsisdalugi",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "ᎤᏥᏍᏓᎷᎩ"
        },
        {
          "code": "chy",
          "lang": "Cheyenne",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "vó'ho'kâsénoma'ne"
        },
        {
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "螢火蟲"
        },
        {
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "jing⁴ fo² cung⁴",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "萤火虫"
        },
        {
          "code": "cdo",
          "lang": "Eastern Min Chinese",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "藍尾星"
        },
        {
          "code": "cdo",
          "lang": "Eastern Min Chinese",
          "roman": "làng-muōi-sĭng",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "蓝尾星"
        },
        {
          "code": "hak",
          "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "火焰蟲"
        },
        {
          "code": "hak",
          "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
          "roman": "fó-yam-chhùng",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "火焰虫"
        },
        {
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "zh-min-nan",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien",
            "Taiwan",
            "Xiamen",
            "Zhangzhou"
          ],
          "word": "火金蛄"
        },
        {
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "hé-iām-ko͘",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien",
            "Xiamen"
          ],
          "word": "火焰蛄"
        },
        {
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "火螢"
        },
        {
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "hér-iâⁿ",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien",
            "Quanzhou"
          ],
          "word": "火萤"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "螢火蟲"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yínghuǒchóng",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "萤火虫"
        },
        {
          "code": "cr",
          "lang": "Cree",
          "roman": "kwekwekociis",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "ᑵᑵᑯᒌᐢ"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "světluška"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "ildflue"
        },
        {
          "code": "duo",
          "lang": "Dupaningan Agta",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "lipat-lipat"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "glimworm"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "vuurvlieg"
        },
        {
          "code": "mhr",
          "lang": "Eastern Mari",
          "roman": "tulšukš",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "тулшукш"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "fulgoro"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "jaanimardikas"
        },
        {
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "eldfluga"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "kiiltomato"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "tulikärpänen"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "luciole"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "Louisiana",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mouche à feu"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "Louisiana",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "moiselle"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ver luisant"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "vagalume"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lucecú"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lucerna"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "meiga"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lurcucú"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lucerga"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "voilus"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "cicinatela",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "ციცინათელა"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Glühwürmchen"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Leuchtkäfer"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Johanniswürmchen"
        },
        {
          "code": "pdc",
          "lang": "Pennsylvania German",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Feiervoggel"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "pygolampída",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "πυγολαμπίδα"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "kolofotiá",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "κωλοφωτιά"
        },
        {
          "code": "gn",
          "lang": "Guaraní",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "muã"
        },
        {
          "code": "ghs",
          "lang": "Guhu-Samane",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "qaata"
        },
        {
          "code": "gu",
          "lang": "Gujarati",
          "roman": "āgiyo",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "આગિયો"
        },
        {
          "code": "hts",
          "lang": "Hadza",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "cinambo"
        },
        {
          "code": "ht",
          "lang": "Haitian Creole",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "koukouy"
        },
        {
          "code": "haw",
          "lang": "Hawaiian",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "nalo ʻuiʻuiki"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "gaẖlilít",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "גַּחְלִילִית"
        },
        {
          "code": "hil",
          "lang": "Hiligaynon",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "aninípot"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "jyotiriṅgaṇ",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "ज्योतिरिंगण"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "khadyot",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "खद्योत"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "jugnū",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "जुगनू"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "szentjánosbogár"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "eldfluga"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "blysbjalla"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "glætufluga"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "glóbjalla"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ljósormur"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ljósbjalla"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "luciolo"
        },
        {
          "code": "ilo",
          "lang": "Ilocano",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "kulalanti"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "kunang-kunang"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lampróg"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tinechuileog"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lucciola"
        },
        {
          "code": "jam",
          "lang": "Jamaican Creole",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "peenie wallie"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ほたる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hotaru",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "蛍"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hotaru",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "ホタル"
        },
        {
          "code": "jv",
          "lang": "Javanese",
          "roman": "konang",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "ꦏꦺꦴꦤꦁ"
        },
        {
          "code": "pam",
          "lang": "Kapampangan",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "alipatpat"
        },
        {
          "code": "kdj",
          "lang": "Karamojong",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "ŋamion"
        },
        {
          "code": "ckv",
          "lang": "Kavalan",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "klamlamu"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "jaryq qoñyz",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "жарық қоңыз"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "ampɨl-ɑmpɛɛk",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "អំពិលអំពែក"
        },
        {
          "code": "ki",
          "lang": "Kikuyu",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "class-10",
            "class-9"
          ],
          "word": "njeneni"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gaettongbeolle",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "개똥벌레"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "banditbul",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "반딧불"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "banditburi",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "반딧불이"
        },
        {
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gûstêrk"
        },
        {
          "code": "lkt",
          "lang": "Lakota",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "waŋyéča"
        },
        {
          "code": "lkt",
          "lang": "Lakota",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "humorous"
          ],
          "word": "uŋzéblinkblink"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cicindela"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "jāņtārpiņš"
        },
        {
          "code": "lij",
          "lang": "Ligurian",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "Genoese"
          ],
          "word": "ciæbèlla"
        },
        {
          "code": "ln",
          "lang": "Lingala",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "epela-mwinda"
        },
        {
          "code": "ln",
          "lang": "Lingala",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "tɛ́nitɛ́ni"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "jõnvabalis"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "žibukas"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "svetulka",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "светулка"
        },
        {
          "code": "mad",
          "lang": "Madurese",
          "roman": "renna",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "ꦉꦤ꧀ꦤ"
        },
        {
          "code": "mg",
          "lang": "Malagasy",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "angamenavava"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "kelip-kelip"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "kunang-kunang"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "iṅgaṇaṁ",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "ഇംഗണം"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "khadyōtaṁ",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "ഖദ്യോതം"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "minnāminuṅṅŭ",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "മിന്നാമിനുങ്ങ്"
        },
        {
          "code": "pqm",
          "lang": "Malecite-Passamaquoddy",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "possaqhessoss"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "titiwai"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "kājvā",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "काजवा"
        },
        {
          "code": "mvi",
          "lang": "Miyako",
          "roman": "jaambu",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "ヤーンブ"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "gereltdeg cox",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "гэрэлтдэг цох"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "gereltüdeg čoqu",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "ᠭᠡᠷᠡᠯᠲᠦᠳᠡᠭ ᠴᠣᠬᠤ"
        },
        {
          "code": "nah",
          "lang": "Nahuatl",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "icpitl"
        },
        {
          "code": "nah",
          "lang": "Nahuatl",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "copitl"
        },
        {
          "code": "nah",
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          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "xoxotla"
        },
        {
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "chʼosh bikǫʼí"
        },
        {
          "code": "nap",
          "lang": "Neapolitan",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "luceluce"
        },
        {
          "code": "cts",
          "lang": "Northern Catanduanes Bicolano",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "aninipot"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lysbille"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ildflue"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lysbille"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lucèrna"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "luciòla"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "luscambra"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "luseta"
        },
        {
          "code": "okn",
          "lang": "Oki-No-Erabu",
          "roman": "kanko",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "かんこ"
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        {
          "code": "ryu",
          "lang": "Okinawan",
          "roman": "jīnā",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "じーなー"
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        {
          "code": "ryu",
          "lang": "Okinawan",
          "roman": "jinjin",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "じんじん"
        },
        {
          "code": "orh",
          "lang": "Oroqen",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "budunə"
        },
        {
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "ateş böceği",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "آتش بوجكی"
        },
        {
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "yıldız böceği",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "یلدز بوجكی"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "kerm-e šab-tâb",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "کرم شبتاب"
        },
        {
          "code": "pms",
          "lang": "Piedmontese",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lusentela"
        },
        {
          "code": "pms",
          "lang": "Piedmontese",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lusariòla"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "świetlik"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "vaga-lume"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pirilampo"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "vagalume"
        },
        {
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "jugnū̃",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ਜੁਗਨੂਂ"
        },
        {
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "ninakuru"
        },
        {
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "nina-nina"
        },
        {
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "inchipala"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "licurici"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "svetlják",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "светля́к"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "svetljačók",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "common",
            "diminutive",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "светлячо́к"
        },
        {
          "code": "sgs",
          "lang": "Samogitian",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "švėtvombuolė"
        },
        {
          "code": "sgs",
          "lang": "Samogitian",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "švėtravombuolė"
        },
        {
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "jyotiriṅgaṇa",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "ज्योतिरिङ्गण"
        },
        {
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "khadyota",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "खद्योत"
        },
        {
          "code": "stq",
          "lang": "Saterland Frisian",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "Fjuurfljooge"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "кресница"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "кријесница"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "kresnica"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "krijesnica"
        },
        {
          "code": "shn",
          "lang": "Shan",
          "roman": "hìng hāui",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "ႁိင်ႇႁွႆႈ"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "svetluška"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "kresnica"
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        {
          "code": "crj",
          "lang": "Southern East Cree",
          "roman": "waashtoweshiish",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "ᐙᔥᑐᐌᔒᔥ"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "luciérnaga"
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        {
          "code": "srn",
          "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "fayaworon"
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        {
          "code": "su",
          "lang": "Sundanese",
          "roman": "cika-cika",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "ᮎᮤᮊ-ᮎᮤᮊ"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "class-7",
            "class-8"
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          "word": "kimetameta"
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        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "lysmask"
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        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "alitaptap"
        },
        {
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "kirmi šabtob",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "кирми шабтоб"
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        {
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "miṉmiṉippūcci",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "மின்மினிப்பூச்சி"
        },
        {
          "code": "tyz",
          "lang": "Tày",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "hinh hỏi"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "miṇugurupurugu",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "మిణుగురుపురుగు"
        },
        {
          "code": "tet",
          "lang": "Tetum",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "pirilampu"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "hìng-hɔ̂i",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "หิ่งห้อย"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "ateş böceği"
        },
        {
          "code": "udm",
          "lang": "Udmurt",
          "roman": "džuaśnumyr",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "ӝуасьнумыр"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "svitlják",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "світля́к"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "svitljačók",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "common",
            "diminutive",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "світлячо́к"
        },
        {
          "code": "unm",
          "lang": "Unami",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "sasapis"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "jugnū",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "جگنو"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "đom đóm"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "huỳnh"
        },
        {
          "code": "war",
          "lang": "Waray-Waray",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "aninipot"
        },
        {
          "code": "war",
          "lang": "Waray-Waray",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "bukatkat"
        },
        {
          "code": "hus",
          "lang": "Wastek",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "pil"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pryf tân"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "magïen"
        },
        {
          "code": "pnb",
          "lang": "Western Panjabi",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ٹٹیانا"
        },
        {
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "glivorem",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "גליװאָרעם"
        },
        {
          "code": "yua",
          "lang": "Yucatec Maya",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "cocay"
        },
        {
          "code": "za",
          "lang": "Zhuang",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "ronghrib"
        },
        {
          "code": "zu",
          "lang": "Zulu",
          "sense": "Lampyridae",
          "word": "ukhanyikhanyi class 1a/2a"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "firefly"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "femme fatale firefly"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "fire + fly",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From fire + fly.",
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    {
      "form": "fireflies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
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    {
      "word": "glowworm"
    }
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      "categories": [
        "Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations",
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        "English terms with quotations",
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        "Gujarati terms with redundant script codes",
        "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
        "Khmer terms with redundant script codes",
        "Madurese terms in nonstandard scripts",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Marathi terms with redundant script codes",
        "Mongolian terms with redundant script codes",
        "Northern US English",
        "Western US English",
        "en:Elateroid beetles",
        "en:Light sources"
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        {
          "text": "2000, Exploring Life Science, 2: Bats—Cave Life, Marshall Cavendish, page 96,\nFireflies are the best-known insects that produce light. […] Many fireflies use their light to communicate, particularly at mating time when males and females have to get together."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, B. V. David, T. N. Ananthakrishnan, “Chapter 20: Bioluminescence”, in General and Applied Entomology, 2nd edition, Tata McGraw-Hill, page 130",
          "text": "The luciferins are different in different species and today both the luciferin and luciferase in the firefly are available in the crystalline form.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Lars Olof Björn, Helen Ghiradella, “23: Bioluminescence”, in Lars Olof Björn, editor, Photobiology: The Science of Life and Light, 2nd edition, Springer, page 607",
          "text": "Various other luciferase genes, especially the firefly luciferase gene, are also used for the study of gene regulation.[…]The classic use of bioluminescence, however, is the use of a luciferin-luciferase mixture from fireflies as an assay for ATP.",
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      "sense": "lightning bug",
      "word": "beetle"
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    {
      "word": "fire-fly"
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    {
      "code": "ady",
      "lang": "Adyghe",
      "roman": "mɛšʷʼaḥ",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "мэшӏуахь"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "glimwurm"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "vuurvlieg"
    },
    {
      "code": "akl",
      "lang": "Aklanon",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "aninipot"
    },
    {
      "code": "akz",
      "lang": "Alabama",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "hakchòmmapala"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "xixëllonjë"
    },
    {
      "code": "ami",
      "lang": "Amis",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "'alopaynay"
    },
    {
      "code": "gcf",
      "lang": "Antillean Creole",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "bètafé"
    },
    {
      "code": "gcf",
      "lang": "Antillean Creole",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "klendendeng"
    },
    {
      "code": "gcf",
      "lang": "Antillean Creole",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "klendenden"
    },
    {
      "code": "gcf",
      "lang": "Antillean Creole",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "labèl"
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    {
      "code": "gcf",
      "lang": "Antillean Creole",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "bowè"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "yarāʕa",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "يَرَاعَة"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "lusattik",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "լուսատտիկ"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kaycoṙik",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "կայծոռիկ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "pʻosuṙa",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "Western-Armenian"
      ],
      "word": "փոսուռա"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "zünaki",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "জোনাকী"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "işıldaböcək"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "baźlawıq",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "баҙлауыҡ"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "euli ipurtargi"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "svjatlják",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "святля́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "sʹvjatlják",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "Taraškievica",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сьвятля́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "svjetljačók",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "common",
        "diminutive",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "светлячо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "jōnaki",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "জোনাকি"
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      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "juni",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "জুনি"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "junipōka",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "জুনিপোকা"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "jōtiriṅgo",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "জ্যোতিরিঙ্গ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "jōtiriṅgon",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "জ্যোতিরিঙ্গণ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "khojjōti",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "খজ্যোতি"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "khoddōt",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "খদ্যোত"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "aninipot"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "preñv-lugern"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "c'hwibu-luc'h"
    },
    {
      "code": "plw",
      "lang": "Brooke's Point Palawano",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "keninipet"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "svetúlka",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "свету́лка"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "pui:cun:kru:",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "ပိုးစုန်းကြူး"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lluerna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cuca de llum"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "aninipot"
    },
    {
      "code": "ccc",
      "lang": "Chamicuro",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "puulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "utsisdalugi",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "ᎤᏥᏍᏓᎷᎩ"
    },
    {
      "code": "chy",
      "lang": "Cheyenne",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "vó'ho'kâsénoma'ne"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "螢火蟲"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "jing⁴ fo² cung⁴",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "萤火虫"
    },
    {
      "code": "cdo",
      "lang": "Eastern Min Chinese",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "藍尾星"
    },
    {
      "code": "cdo",
      "lang": "Eastern Min Chinese",
      "roman": "làng-muōi-sĭng",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "蓝尾星"
    },
    {
      "code": "hak",
      "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "火焰蟲"
    },
    {
      "code": "hak",
      "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
      "roman": "fó-yam-chhùng",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "火焰虫"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "zh-min-nan",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taiwan",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ],
      "word": "火金蛄"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "hé-iām-ko͘",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "火焰蛄"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "火螢"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "hér-iâⁿ",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ],
      "word": "火萤"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "螢火蟲"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yínghuǒchóng",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "萤火虫"
    },
    {
      "code": "cr",
      "lang": "Cree",
      "roman": "kwekwekociis",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "ᑵᑵᑯᒌᐢ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "světluška"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ildflue"
    },
    {
      "code": "duo",
      "lang": "Dupaningan Agta",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "lipat-lipat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "glimworm"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vuurvlieg"
    },
    {
      "code": "mhr",
      "lang": "Eastern Mari",
      "roman": "tulšukš",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "тулшукш"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "fulgoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "jaanimardikas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eldfluga"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "kiiltomato"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "tulikärpänen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "luciole"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "Louisiana",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mouche à feu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "Louisiana",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moiselle"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ver luisant"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vagalume"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lucecú"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lucerna"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "meiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lurcucú"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lucerga"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "voilus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "cicinatela",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "ციცინათელა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Glühwürmchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Leuchtkäfer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Johanniswürmchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdc",
      "lang": "Pennsylvania German",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Feiervoggel"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "pygolampída",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "πυγολαμπίδα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kolofotiá",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κωλοφωτιά"
    },
    {
      "code": "gn",
      "lang": "Guaraní",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "muã"
    },
    {
      "code": "ghs",
      "lang": "Guhu-Samane",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "qaata"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "āgiyo",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "આગિયો"
    },
    {
      "code": "hts",
      "lang": "Hadza",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "cinambo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "koukouy"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "nalo ʻuiʻuiki"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "gaẖlilít",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "גַּחְלִילִית"
    },
    {
      "code": "hil",
      "lang": "Hiligaynon",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "aninípot"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "jyotiriṅgaṇ",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "ज्योतिरिंगण"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "khadyot",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "खद्योत"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "jugnū",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "जुगनू"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "szentjánosbogár"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eldfluga"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "blysbjalla"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "glætufluga"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "glóbjalla"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ljósormur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ljósbjalla"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "luciolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ilo",
      "lang": "Ilocano",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "kulalanti"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "kunang-kunang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lampróg"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tinechuileog"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lucciola"
    },
    {
      "code": "jam",
      "lang": "Jamaican Creole",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "peenie wallie"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ほたる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hotaru",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "蛍"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hotaru",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "ホタル"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "roman": "konang",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "ꦏꦺꦴꦤꦁ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "alipatpat"
    },
    {
      "code": "kdj",
      "lang": "Karamojong",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "ŋamion"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckv",
      "lang": "Kavalan",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "klamlamu"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "jaryq qoñyz",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "жарық қоңыз"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ampɨl-ɑmpɛɛk",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "អំពិលអំពែក"
    },
    {
      "code": "ki",
      "lang": "Kikuyu",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ],
      "word": "njeneni"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gaettongbeolle",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "개똥벌레"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "banditbul",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "반딧불"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "banditburi",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "반딧불이"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gûstêrk"
    },
    {
      "code": "lkt",
      "lang": "Lakota",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "waŋyéča"
    },
    {
      "code": "lkt",
      "lang": "Lakota",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "humorous"
      ],
      "word": "uŋzéblinkblink"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cicindela"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jāņtārpiņš"
    },
    {
      "code": "lij",
      "lang": "Ligurian",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "Genoese"
      ],
      "word": "ciæbèlla"
    },
    {
      "code": "ln",
      "lang": "Lingala",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "epela-mwinda"
    },
    {
      "code": "ln",
      "lang": "Lingala",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "tɛ́nitɛ́ni"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jõnvabalis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "žibukas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "svetulka",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "светулка"
    },
    {
      "code": "mad",
      "lang": "Madurese",
      "roman": "renna",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "ꦉꦤ꧀ꦤ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mg",
      "lang": "Malagasy",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "angamenavava"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "kelip-kelip"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "kunang-kunang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "iṅgaṇaṁ",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "ഇംഗണം"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "khadyōtaṁ",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "ഖദ്യോതം"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "minnāminuṅṅŭ",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "മിന്നാമിനുങ്ങ്"
    },
    {
      "code": "pqm",
      "lang": "Malecite-Passamaquoddy",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "possaqhessoss"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "titiwai"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "kājvā",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "काजवा"
    },
    {
      "code": "mvi",
      "lang": "Miyako",
      "roman": "jaambu",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "ヤーンブ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "gereltdeg cox",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "гэрэлтдэг цох"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "gereltüdeg čoqu",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "ᠭᠡᠷᠡᠯᠲᠦᠳᠡᠭ ᠴᠣᠬᠤ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nah",
      "lang": "Nahuatl",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "icpitl"
    },
    {
      "code": "nah",
      "lang": "Nahuatl",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "copitl"
    },
    {
      "code": "nah",
      "lang": "Nahuatl",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "xoxotla"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "chʼosh bikǫʼí"
    },
    {
      "code": "nap",
      "lang": "Neapolitan",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "luceluce"
    },
    {
      "code": "cts",
      "lang": "Northern Catanduanes Bicolano",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "aninipot"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lysbille"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ildflue"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lysbille"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lucèrna"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "luciòla"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "luscambra"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "luseta"
    },
    {
      "code": "okn",
      "lang": "Oki-No-Erabu",
      "roman": "kanko",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "かんこ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ryu",
      "lang": "Okinawan",
      "roman": "jīnā",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "じーなー"
    },
    {
      "code": "ryu",
      "lang": "Okinawan",
      "roman": "jinjin",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "じんじん"
    },
    {
      "code": "orh",
      "lang": "Oroqen",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "budunə"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "ateş böceği",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "آتش بوجكی"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "yıldız böceği",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "یلدز بوجكی"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "kerm-e šab-tâb",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "کرم شبتاب"
    },
    {
      "code": "pms",
      "lang": "Piedmontese",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lusentela"
    },
    {
      "code": "pms",
      "lang": "Piedmontese",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lusariòla"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "świetlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vaga-lume"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pirilampo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vagalume"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "jugnū̃",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ਜੁਗਨੂਂ"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "ninakuru"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "nina-nina"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "inchipala"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "licurici"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svetlják",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "светля́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svetljačók",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "common",
        "diminutive",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "светлячо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "sgs",
      "lang": "Samogitian",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "švėtvombuolė"
    },
    {
      "code": "sgs",
      "lang": "Samogitian",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "švėtravombuolė"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "jyotiriṅgaṇa",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "ज्योतिरिङ्गण"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "khadyota",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "खद्योत"
    },
    {
      "code": "stq",
      "lang": "Saterland Frisian",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "Fjuurfljooge"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кресница"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кријесница"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kresnica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "krijesnica"
    },
    {
      "code": "shn",
      "lang": "Shan",
      "roman": "hìng hāui",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "ႁိင်ႇႁွႆႈ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "svetluška"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kresnica"
    },
    {
      "code": "crj",
      "lang": "Southern East Cree",
      "roman": "waashtoweshiish",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "ᐙᔥᑐᐌᔒᔥ"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "luciérnaga"
    },
    {
      "code": "srn",
      "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "fayaworon"
    },
    {
      "code": "su",
      "lang": "Sundanese",
      "roman": "cika-cika",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "ᮎᮤᮊ-ᮎᮤᮊ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8"
      ],
      "word": "kimetameta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "lysmask"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "alitaptap"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "kirmi šabtob",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "кирми шабтоб"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "miṉmiṉippūcci",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "மின்மினிப்பூச்சி"
    },
    {
      "code": "tyz",
      "lang": "Tày",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "hinh hỏi"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "miṇugurupurugu",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "మిణుగురుపురుగు"
    },
    {
      "code": "tet",
      "lang": "Tetum",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "pirilampu"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "hìng-hɔ̂i",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "หิ่งห้อย"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "ateş böceği"
    },
    {
      "code": "udm",
      "lang": "Udmurt",
      "roman": "džuaśnumyr",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "ӝуасьнумыр"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "svitlják",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "світля́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "svitljačók",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "common",
        "diminutive",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "світлячо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "unm",
      "lang": "Unami",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "sasapis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "jugnū",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "جگنو"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "đom đóm"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "huỳnh"
    },
    {
      "code": "war",
      "lang": "Waray-Waray",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "aninipot"
    },
    {
      "code": "war",
      "lang": "Waray-Waray",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "bukatkat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hus",
      "lang": "Wastek",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "pil"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pryf tân"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "magïen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pnb",
      "lang": "Western Panjabi",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ٹٹیانا"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "glivorem",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "גליװאָרעם"
    },
    {
      "code": "yua",
      "lang": "Yucatec Maya",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "cocay"
    },
    {
      "code": "za",
      "lang": "Zhuang",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "ronghrib"
    },
    {
      "code": "zu",
      "lang": "Zulu",
      "sense": "Lampyridae",
      "word": "ukhanyikhanyi class 1a/2a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "firefly"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": hé-kim-ko͘, hóe-kim-ko͘ vs. zh-min-nan",
  "path": [
    "firefly"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "firefly",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Zulu: 'ukhanyikhanyi class 1a/2a', originally 'ukhanyikhanyi class 1a/2a'",
  "path": [
    "firefly"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "firefly",
  "trace": ""
}

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