HOW TO PRONOUNCE
firefly
/ˈfaɪ.ɚˌflaɪ/
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What does firefly mean?
noun
- Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.
proper noun
- A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈfaɪ.ɚˌflaɪ/
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After the ceremony the brother of the bride turns himself into a firefly and follows her new sister-in-law.
“Marie, I won’t bother you any more if you will tell me just one thing. Stop a minute and look at me. No, nobody can see us. Everybody’s asleep. That was only a firefly. Marie, stop and tell me!”
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The Guardsman refused at first to believe that any insect could produce so bright a light, and bemoaned the loss of his mental faculties, until I caught a firefly and showed him its two lamps gleaming like miniature motor head-lights.