cucujo
English
Etymology
From Spanish cocuyo. From Taíno kukuyo.
Noun
cucujo (plural cucujos)
- (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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913