firefly

Noun

Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.

Japanese Meaning

ホタル：蛍光を放つ能虫の一種で、主に夕暮れ時に発光する昆虫。

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A single firefly hovered above the pond, its soft green light flickering in the summer dusk.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

一匹のホタル（ホタル科の甲虫）が池の上を舞い、その淡い緑色の光が夏の夕暮れにちらついていた。

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Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.

Fireflies are the best-known insects that produce light. […] Many fireflies use their light to communicate, particularly at mating time when males and females have to get together.

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