cucujo

English

Etymology

From Spanish cocuyo. From Taíno kukuyo.

Noun

cucujo (plural cucujos)

1. (dated) Any of a number of species of bioluminescent beetle in the Pyrophorus genus

   Synonym: fire beetle

References

• “cucujo”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.