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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of vuur (“fire”) + vlieg (“fly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvyːr.vlix/
- Hyphenation: vuur‧vlieg
Noun
vuurvlieg f (plural vuurvliegen, diminutive vuurvliegje n)
- a firefly, beetle of the family Lampyridae, especially its grub
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