Pyrophŏrus
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Pyrophorus — Py*roph o*rus, n. [NL. See {Pyrophorous}.] (Old Chem.) Any one of several substances or mixtures which phosphoresce or ignite spontaneously on exposure to air, as a heated mixture of alum, potash, and charcoal, or a mixture of charcoal and finely … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pyrophorus — Pyrophorus noctilucus … Wikipedia Español
Pyrophorus — The term pyrophorus (Gr. fire + to bear ) refers to a substance which spontaneously inflames on contact with the air; one of yellow color and blue fluorescence. In early use, the term was applied specifically to Homberg s pyrophorus, a substance… … Wikipedia
Pyrophorus — noun tropical click beetles • Syn: ↑genus Pyrophorus • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Elateridae, ↑family Elateridae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Pyrophorus — noun a taxonomic genus, within family Lampyridae the fireflies See Also: species, Pyrophorus noctiluca … Wiktionary
Pyrophorus luminosus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Pyrophorus (beetle) — Taxobox | name = Pyrophorus regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera familia = Elateridae subfamilia = Agrypninae tribus = Pyrophorini genus = Pyrophorus genus authority = Illiger, 1809 subdivision ranks = Species … Wikipedia
Pyrophorus noctiluca — Pyrophorus Clasificación científica Reino … Wikipedia Español
Pyrophorus noctiluca — noun tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots • Syn: ↑firefly, ↑fire beetle • Hypernyms: ↑elaterid beetle, ↑elater, ↑elaterid • Member Holonyms: ↑Pyrophorus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Pyrophorus noctilucus — Fire beetle Fire bee tle (Zo[ o]l.) A very brilliantly luminous beetle ({Pyrophorus noctilucus}), one of the elaters, found in Central and South America; called also {cucujo}. The name is also applied to other species. See {Firefly}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
