Associations to the word «Pyrophorus»

Adjective

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Wiktionary

PYROPHORUS, noun. A substance capable of taking fire spontaneously on exposure to the air, especially in a finely divided state
PYROPHORUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Lampyridae   — the fireflies.

Dictionary definition

PYROPHORUS, noun. Tropical click beetles.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley