Pyrophorus definitions

Pyrophorus

1) Arthropod genus 2) Genus pyrophorus 3) Tropical click beetles
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[beetle] Pyrophorus (also known as Fire Beetles) is a genus of click beetle (family Elateridae). They are one of several genera in the tribe Pyrophorini, all of which are bioluminescent. Their bioluminescence is similar to that of another group of beetles, the fireflies, although click beetles do not flash, but remain constantly glowing (th...
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pyrophorus

substance that spontaneously combusts
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Pyrophorus

• (n.) 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 divided lead.
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Pyrophorus

(from the article `click beetle`) ...American click beetle, grows to 45 mm (over 1 34 in.) long and has two large black-and-white eyelike spots on the prothorax, a region behind the ...
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Pyrophorus

Py·roph'o·rus noun [ New Latin 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 divided lead.
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