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firefly
noun
fire·fly
ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌflī 
: any of various winged nocturnal beetles (especially family Lampyridae) that produce a bright soft intermittent light by oxidation of luciferin especially for courtship purposes
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Daryl had been reminded to bet on hope by a vision of Isabelle, who’d then vanished in a puff of fireflies.
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Charlie Mason, TVLine, 3 Nov. 2024
Other elements included the building of a practical mud pit, mushrooms on set and real fireflies for a sequence in Episode 3, to ensure each moment in the series looked and felt as real as possible.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
This specimen, found in northern Myanmar in 2016, may help researchers better understand how fireflies evolved the ability to glow at least 100 million years ago.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
For many of us, our first exposure to death involved an animal: the firefly in the Mason jar, the bird beneath the window, the deer beside the highway, the beloved cat gone gaunt with age, curled up stiff below the basement stairs.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Charlie Mason, TVLine, 3 Nov. 2024
Other elements included the building of a practical mud pit, mushrooms on set and real fireflies for a sequence in Episode 3, to ensure each moment in the series looked and felt as real as possible.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
This specimen, found in northern Myanmar in 2016, may help researchers better understand how fireflies evolved the ability to glow at least 100 million years ago.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
For many of us, our first exposure to death involved an animal: the firefly in the Mason jar, the bird beneath the window, the deer beside the highway, the beloved cat gone gaunt with age, curled up stiff below the basement stairs.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Firefly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firefly. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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firefly
noun
fire·fly
ˈfī(ə)r-ˌflī
: any of numerous night-flying beetles that produce a bright soft flashing light for courtship purposes
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