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cucubano
noun
cu·cu·ba·no
\küˈkübəˌnō\
Definition of cucubano
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: a large luminous click beetle (Pyrophorus luminosus) of the West Indies having a larva also luminous that is predacious on other insects
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Origin and Etymology of cucubano
American Spanish (Puerto Rico) cucúbano
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