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Words with a similar base: firefly

'firefly'

[firefly.n.01] as in: tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots

'firefly'

[firefly.n.02] as in: nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs

Origins

					firefly (English)
├── fire (English)
│   └── fier (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       └── fyr (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── fly (English)
    └── flien (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── fleogan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))