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lampyrid
[lam-puh-rid]
/ ˈlæm pə rɪd /
NOUN
lightning bug
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In the depths of the shadowy leaves the glow-worms displayed their phosphorescent beauty; the lampyrid beetles plied between gloom and obscurity, impatient for the mirror of night to flaunt therein their illumined finery.
From Mistress Penwick by Payne, Dutton
