pyrophore
English
Etymology
From the taxonomic name, which is itself from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + φέρω (phérō, “bear,carry”). Analyzable as pyro- + -phore.
Noun
pyrophore (plural pyrophores)
- pyrophorus
- a firefly of the genus Pyrophorus
French
Noun
pyrophore m (plural pyrophores)
Further reading
- “pyrophore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Adjective
pyrophore
- inflection of pyrophor:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular