cucubano

noun

cu·​cu·​ba·​no

küˈkübəˌnō

plural -s

: a large luminous click beetle (Pyrophorus luminosus) of the West Indies having a larva also luminous that is predacious on other insects

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish (Puerto Rico) cucúbano

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