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Fireflies

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Firefly \Fire"fly`\, n.; pl. {Fireflies}. (Zo["o]l.)
   Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the
   family {Lampyrid[ae]}.

   Note: 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
         {Elaterid[ae]}. See {Fire beetle}.
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