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1. firefly
   [n] - tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots 2. [n] - nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
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2. Firefly
   British tank destroyer of World War II. Until the Comet appeared it was the only tank in British service capable of taking on the German Tiger and Panther tanks with a...
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3. Firefly
   Infra-red missile training and verification system [China]
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4. Firefly
   Fire'fly` noun ; plural Fireflies (Zoology) Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the family Lampyridæ . » The common American species belong to the genera Photinus and Photuris , in whic...
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5. firefly
   <entomology> Any luminous winged insect, especially. Luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae. ... The common American species belong to the genera Photinus and Photuris, in which both sexes are winged. The name is also applied to luminous species of Elateridae. See Fire beetle. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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6. firefly
   Pyrophorus noctiluca noun tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
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7. firefly
   noun nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
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8. Firefly
   • (n.) Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae.
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9. Firefly
   (from the article `Sherman tank`) ...more survivable. Consequently, it took superior numbers for Anglo-American forces to defeat German armoured formations. The most notable effort to ...
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10. firefly
    any of some 2,000 species of beetles (insect order Coleoptera) found in most tropical and temperate regions that have special light-producing organs ... [9 related articles]
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11. firefly
    firefly or lightning bug,small, luminescent, carnivorous beetle of the family Lampyridae. Fireflies are well represented in temperate regions, although the majority of species are tropical and subtropical. They are nocturnal in their behavior, and males commonly fly about in the evening during early...
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12. Firefly
    Firefly is a popular name for winged insects possessing much luminosity. Except the lantern-fly, the fireflies are all coleopterous, and are members of two nearly allied families, the Elateridae or skipjacks, and Lampyridae, to which the glowworm belongs. The British glow-worm haa too little luminos...
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13. Firefly
    The Sherman Firefly was a British tank built from 1943 onwards. It was a modified Sherman M4A4 tank fitted with a British 17 pounder anti-tank gun.
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14. firefly
    Any winged nocturnal beetle of the family Lampyridae. They all emit light through the process of bioluminescence
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15. Firefly
    Pterotus <small>LeConte, 1859</small> --> `Lampyridae` is a family of insects in the beetle order Coleoptera. They are winged beetles, and commonly called `fireflies` or `lightning bugs` for their conspicuous crepuscular use of bioluminescence to attract mates or prey. Fireflies produce...
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16. Firefly
    (TV series) |theme_music_composer = opentheme = "The Ballad of Serenity" performed by Sonny Rhodes |composer = Joss Whedon|producer = Ben Edlund |editor = cinematography = David Boyd (cinematographer)|David Boyd |camera = network = Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox |picture_format = |las...
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17. Firefly
    (disambiguation) `Firefly` is a common name for a bioluminescent beetle in the Lampyridae family. `Firefly` or `fireflies` may also refer to: Media and fiction: Film and television: Books: Characters: Music: Groups/labels: Albums/operettas: Songs: Transportation: Aviation: Maritime: Rail: Veh...
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18. Firefly
    (dinghy) The `Firefly` is a two-sail, wooden or GRP sailing dinghy with no spinnaker, designed by Uffa Fox in 1938. Although designed as a double hander, it was selected as the single handed class for the 1948 Olympics but was subsequently replaced by the Finn class. The class then became pop...
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19. Firefly
    (DC Comics) :For the Archie Comics version, see Firefly. image=Firefly2.jpg --> `Firefly` (`Garfield Lynns`) is a fictional character in DC Comics created by France Herron and Dick Sprang. He first appeared in Detective Comics #184 (June 1952) and is an enemy of publisher = Dorl...
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20. Firefly
    (protocol) `Firefly` is a U.S. National Security Agency public-key key exchange protocol, used in EKMS, the STU-III secure telephone, and several other U.S. cryptographic systems. References:
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21. Firefly
    (website) `Firefly Network, Inc.` (originally known as Agents Inc.) was founded in March 1995 by a group of engineers from MIT Media Lab and some business people from Harvard Business School, including Pattie Maes (Media Lab professor), Upendra Shardanand, Nick Grouf, Max Metral, David Waxman...
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22. Firefly
    (Uriah Heep album) `Firefly` is the tenth album released by British rock band Uriah Heep. It was first album without David Byron, lead vocalist and a founder-member of the band, and the first of three albums with John Lawton. Bassist Trevor Bolder made his Uriah Heep debut on this albu...
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23. Firefly
    (mobile phone) `Firefly` is a cellphone aimed at parents to give to their children aged 5-12 years. This phone is designed to give parents peace of mind and children assurance that they can stay in touch with the people that matter most (without having to remember any numbers). Layout: There ...
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24. Firefly
    (TNT album) `Firefly` is the sixth studio album by the Norwegian hard rock band TNT. It was released in 1997. The album was a comeback for TNT who split up in 1992 after the release of Realized Fantasies. It also marked a significant change in TNT`s sound and is still heavily de...
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25. Firefly
    (G.I. Joe) `Firefly` is a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe. He is a mercenary who works for the publisher= Marvel Entertainment Group|ISBN= 0871352885|page= 51-->--> Firefly also tends to go together with Black Out and Munitia as H.I.S.S. (short for Hierarchy of Infiltration, Stea...
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