Definition
A type of bioluminescent beetle or firefly found in the Caribbean and tropical regions, known for producing a bright greenish light.
Etymology
From Spanish 'cocuyo,' borrowed from Taíno (Caribbean Arawakan language). The Taíno word referred to the glowing insect they observed, and Spanish colonizers kept the indigenous name.
Kelly Says
The cocuyo's bioluminescence isn't just pretty—the beetle uses it to attract mates, and indigenous Caribbean people actually bottled them in gourds as natural nightlights before electricity existed!
Translations
CACatalà
cocuyo
koh-koo-yoh
CSČeština
cocuyo
koh-koo-yoh
DADansk
cocuyo
koh-koo-yoh
DEDeutsch
cocuyo
koh-koo-yoh
ESEspañol
cocuyo
koh-koo-yoh
FISuomi
cocuyo
koh-koo-yoh
FRFrançais
cocuyo
koh-koo-yoh
HUMagyar
cocuyo
koh-koo-yoh
IDBahasa Indonesia
cocuyo
koh-koo-yoh
ITItaliano
cocuyo
koh-koo-yoh
MSBahasa Melayu
cocuyo
koh-koo-yoh
NLNederlands
cocuyo
koh-koo-yoh
NONorsk
cocuyo
koh-koo-yoh
PLPolski
cocuyo
koh-koo-yoh
PTPortuguês
cocuyo
koh-koo-yoh
RORomână
cocuyo
koh-koo-yoh
SVSvenska
cocuyo
koh-koo-yoh
SWKiswahili
cocuyo
koh-koo-yoh
TAதமிழ்
கொக்குயோ
kok-kyuo
THไทย
โคคิวโย
ko-kiew-yoh
TRTürkçe
cocuyo
koh-koo-yoh
UKУкраїнська
кокуйо
kokuyoh
VITiếng Việt
cocuyo
koh-koo-yoh