FIREFLY SQUID

Meaning of FIREFLY SQUID in English

noun

: a brilliantly luminescent squid ( Watseonia scintillans ) caught in great quantities off the western coast of Japan where it is used for fertilizer

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FIREFLY — aninipot;aniniput
English-Visayan vocabulary
SQUID — noun Etymology: superconducting quantum interference device Date: 1967 an instrument for detecting and measuring very weak magnetic fields
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FIREFLY — noun Date: 1658 any of various winged nocturnal beetles (especially family Lampyridae) that produce a bright soft intermittent light by …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SQUID — Any of nearly 400 species of 10-armed cephalopod s, found in both coastal and oceanic waters, that prey on fishes …
Английский словарь Британика
FIREFLY — or lightning bug Any of the nocturnal luminous glowworm ). Adult fireflies are 0.2–1 in. (5–25 mm) long and have …
Английский словарь Британика
SQUID — I. ˈskwid noun ( plural squid or squids ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. : any of numerous 10-armed cephalopods typically …
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SQUID — ˈskwid abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Usage: often not capitalized Etymology: s uperconducting qu antum i nterference d evice …
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FIREFLY — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a winged nocturnal light-producing insect usually producing a bright soft intermittent light without sensible heat by …
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SQUID — (n.) A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a …
Английский словарь Webster
FIREFLY — (n.) Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae.
Английский словарь Webster
SQUID — ( n. ) A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance, fastened on its shank to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SQUID — /skwid/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) squid , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIREFLY — /fuyeur"fluy'/ , n. , pl. fireflies . any nocturnal beetle of the family Lampyridae, characterized by a soft body with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIREFLY — n. nocturnal beetle whose tail emits a phosphorescent light, lightning bug
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SQUID — I. ˈskwid noun ( plural squid or squids ) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1613 : any of an order (Teuthoidea) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIREFLY — noun Date: 1658 : any of various winged nocturnal beetles (especially family Lampyridae) that produce a bright soft intermittent light …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SQUID — noun a fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a …
Webster English vocab
FIREFLY — noun any luminous winged insect, ·esp. luminous beetles of the family lampyridae.
Webster English vocab
FIREFLY — ■ noun ( plural fireflies ) a soft-bodied beetle related to the glow-worm, the winged male and flightless female of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SQUID — [squid] n, pl squid or squids [origin unknown] (1613): any of an order (Teuthoidea) of cephalopods having eight short arms …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIREFLY — [fire.fly] n (1658): any of various winged nocturnal beetles (esp. family Lampyridae) that produce a bright soft intermittent light by …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SQUID — Squid (Illex coindeti) swimming forward any of numerous 10-armed cephalopods (order Teuthoidea) found in both coastal and oceanic waters. Squids …
Britannica English vocabulary
FIREFLY — also called Lightning Bug, any of the nocturnal luminous insects of the beetle family Lampyridae (order Coleoptera), consisting of about …
Britannica English vocabulary
SQUID — squid BrE AmE skwɪd ▷ squids skwɪdz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FIREFLY — fire|fly BrE AmE ˈfa ɪ ‿ə |flaɪ AmE \ ˈfaɪ‿ ə r- ▷ fire|flies flaɪz
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SQUID — / skwɪd; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. squid or squids ) a sea creature that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIREFLY — / ˈfaɪəflaɪ; NAmE ˈfaɪərf-/ noun ( pl. -ies ) ( NAmE also ˈlightning bug ) a flying insect with a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SQUID — squid /skwɪd/ BrE AmE noun ( plural squid or squids ) [countable] a sea creature with a long soft body …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIREFLY — fire ‧ fly /ˈfaɪəflaɪ $ ˈfaɪr-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural fireflies ) [countable] an insect with a tail that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SQUID — n. & v. --n. 1 any of various ten-armed cephalopods, esp. of the genus Loligo, used as bait or food. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIREFLY — n. (pl. -flies) any soft-bodied beetle of the family Lampyridae, emitting phosphorescent light, including glow-worms.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SQUID — n. & v. n. 1 any of various ten-armed cephalopods, esp. of the genus Loligo, used as bait or food. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIREFLY — n. (pl. -flies) any soft-bodied beetle of the family Lampyridae, emitting phosphorescent light, including glow-worms.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SQUID — n. & v. --n. 1. any of various ten-armed cephalopods, esp. of the genus Loligo, used as bait or food. …
Oxford English vocab
FIREFLY — n. (pl. -flies) any soft-bodied beetle of the family Lampyridae, emitting phosphorescent light, including glow-worms.
Oxford English vocab
SQUID — ( squids, or squid) A squid is a sea creature with a long soft body and many soft arms called …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIREFLY — also fire fly ( fireflies) A firefly is a type of beetle that produces light from its body. N-COUNT
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SQUID — (~s, or ~) A ~ is a sea creature with a long soft body and many soft arms called tentacles. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FIREFLY — also fire fly (fireflies) A ~ is a type of beetle that produces light from its body. N-COUNT
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SQUID — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE giant ▪ Another favoured prey item is the giant squid , which can reach …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIREFLY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Anne's husband, Cuthbert, said there'd be fireflies tonight. ▪ Her firefly eyes clicked open and …
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SQUID — [noun] [plural] squid or squids - a sea creature with a long body and ten arms situated around the mouthThe …
Cambridge English vocab
FIREFLY — [noun] [C] - an insect which is active during the night and whose tail shines on and off in the …
Cambridge English vocab
SQUID — n. Any of nearly 400 species of 10-armed cephalopod s, found in both coastal and oceanic waters, that prey on …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FIREFLY — n. or lightning bug Any of the nocturnal luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae, consisting of about 1,900 species that …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FIREFLY — Synonyms and related words : blink, blinking, candle fly, coruscation, fire beetle, fireworm, glimmer, glimmering, glisten, glister, glitter, glittering, glowworm, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SQUID — Aa person in the Navy, generally young, male, attitudinal, who scams on every 17 year-old girl he sees. (I've only …
Slang English vocab
FIREFLY — n. 1. Elater ( of South America ). 2. Glow-worm ( Lampyris noctiluca ).
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SQUID — noun Squid is used before these nouns: ↑ ink
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FIREFLY — Файрфлай, "Светлячок" (класс яхты; длина 3,66 м)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
FIREFLY — сущ. светляк (летающий) Syn : lightning bug жук-светляк густой желтовато-красный цвет firefly светляк (летающий)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIREFLY — Светлячок
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SQUID — Squid cache
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
FIREFLY — firefly.ogg ʹfaıəflaı n 1. жук-светляк 2. густой желтовато-красный цвет
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FIREFLY — сущ.светляк (летающий) Syn:lightning bug
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SQUID — кальмар; pl десятиногие головоногие моллюски (Decapoda) - giant squid
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SQUID — кальмар; pl десятиногие головоногие моллюски ( Decapoda ) - giant squid
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SQUID — n AmE sl He's no squid — Он рвения в учебе явно не проявляет The whole campus is populated with squids and …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
SQUID — n AmE sl He's no squid — Он рвения в учебе явно не проявляет The whole campus is populated with …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
SQUID — squid n AmE sl He's no squid Он рвения в учебе явно не проявляет The whole campus is populated with …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SQUID — He's no squid — Он рвения в учебе явно не проявляет The whole campus is populated with squids and nerds …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
FIREFLY — сущ. светляк (летающий) Syn : lightning bug жук-светляк густой желтовато-красный цвет firefly светляк (летающий)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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