railway beetle
railway beetle · railway beetles
A South American beetle of the family Malacodermidae that exhibits red and green…A South American beetle of the family Malacodermidae that exhibits red and green luminescence.
Meaning
1 sensesA South American beetle of the family Malacodermidae that exhibits red and green luminescence.
Origin
The luminescence was thought to resemble the lights of a train.The luminescence was thought to resemble the lights of a train.
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Forms
plural: railway beetles| Singular | railway beetle |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedrailroad worm