Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

femme fatale firefly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: fem-me -fa-tale -fire-fly
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several fireflies, of the genus Photuris, that mimic the mating flashes of other species of fireflies, mostly in other genera, in order to predate the attracted males.

Inflected Forms

femme fatale fireflies (plural)

Synonyms

femme fatale lightning beetle femme fatale lightning bug

Questions

What does femme fatale firefly mean?: Any of several fireflies, of the genus Photuris, that mimic the mating flashes of other species of fireflies, mostly in other genera, in order to predate the attracted males.

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