- Cucujo
- Cucujo Cu*cu"jo (k??-k??"h?), n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) The fire beetle of Mexico and the West Indies. [1913 Webster]
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Cucujo
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Cucujo — (Leuchtspringkäfer, Elater noctilucus, Leuchtkäfer), mit zwei gelben, bei Nacht leuchtenden Flecken auf dem Halsschilde; Länge über 1 Zoll; in Südamerika … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Cucūjo — Cucūjo, s. Feuerfliege … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Cucujo — Cucūjo, s. Schnellkäfer … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
cucujo — Fire beetle Fire bee tle (Zo[ o]l.) A very brilliantly luminous beetle ({Pyrophorus noctilucus}), one of the elaters, found in Central and South America; called also {cucujo}. The name is also applied to other species. See {Firefly}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cucujo — cu·cu·jo … English syllables
cucujo — ü(ˌ)yō, ü(ˌ)jō noun ( s) Etymology: modification of Spanish cocuyo, cucuyo, from Taino, from cuyo fire : a luminous click beetle (Pyrophorus noctilucus) related to the cucubano and having a similar distribution … Useful english dictionary
Phosphoreszénz — Phosphoreszénz, die Eigenschaft vieler Körper, bei mittlerer Temperatur schwaches Licht zu entwickeln. Die P. kann 1) die Folge chemischer Prozesse sein (Chemilumineszenz). Phosphor leuchtet an der Luft (nicht im Vakuum und in sauerstofffreien… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Fire beetle — Fire bee tle (Zo[ o]l.) A very brilliantly luminous beetle ({Pyrophorus noctilucus}), one of the elaters, found in Central and South America; called also {cucujo}. The name is also applied to other species. See {Firefly}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pyrophorus noctilucus — Fire beetle Fire bee tle (Zo[ o]l.) A very brilliantly luminous beetle ({Pyrophorus noctilucus}), one of the elaters, found in Central and South America; called also {cucujo}. The name is also applied to other species. See {Firefly}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Щелкуны* — (Elateridae) семейство жуков. Общая форма тела Щ. удлиненная, более или менее приплюснутая. Усики 11 12 члениковые, пильчатые, зубчатые или гребенчатые. Переднегрудь большая, с заостренными задними углами. Ноги короткие, слабые, с 5 члениковыми… … Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона
