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firefly

[fahyuhr-flahy] / ˈfaɪərˌflaɪ /


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The number of applications for parking spots at Great Smoky Mountains National Park during the annual eight-night firefly viewing period.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

America’s most-visited national park is home to 19 different firefly species.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

There was such a discussion about how a firefly flashes — How many seconds?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

“It takes the light coming from the firefly and bends it and amplifies it so we can see it in glorious detail,” he told BBC News.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024

Every fallen eyelash and first firefly of summer .

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson




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