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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| lightning bug | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| dragonfly | /xx | Noun |
| starlight | /x | Noun |
| lantern | /x | Noun |
| moonlight | /x | Noun |
| glow | / | Noun |
| butterfly | /xx | Noun |
| flambeau | x/ | Noun |
| beetle | /x | Noun |
| bumblebee | /xx | Noun |
| hummingbird | /xx | Noun |
| insect | /x | Noun |
| cicada | x/x | Noun |
| luminescence | xx/x | Noun |
| flash | / | Noun |
| twilight | /x | Noun |
| mosquito | x/x | Noun |
| aurora | x/x | Name |
| peacock | /x | Noun |
| salamander | xx/x | Noun |
| moth | / | Noun |
| tadpole | /x | Noun |
| flashlight | /x | Noun |
| lamp | / | Noun |
| frog | / | Noun |
| flame | / | Noun |
| dusk | / | Noun |
| scorpion | /xx | Noun |
| flicker | /x | Noun |
| selene | x/ | Name |
| amber | /x | Noun |
| jellyfish | /xx | Noun |
| fluorescent | x/x | Noun |
| phosphorescent | /x/x | Adjective |
| arcturus | x/x | Name |
| spider | /x | Noun |
| iridescent | xx/x | Adjective |
| moon | / | Noun |
| mariposa | xx/x | Name |
| nymph | / | Noun |
| lights | / | Noun |
| buffy | /x | Name |
| platypus | /xx | Noun |
| phosphorescence | xx/x | Noun |
| sakura | x/x | Name |
| turtle | /x | Noun |
| grasshopper | /xx | Noun |
| ladybird | /xx | Noun |
| gecko | /x | Noun |
| fairy | /x | Noun |
| kingfisher | /xx | Noun |
| streetlight | /x | Noun |
| scarab | /x | Noun |
| stout | / | Noun |
| chaser | /x | Noun |
| sunbeam | /x | Noun |
| electric light bug | x/x// | Name, Name |
| sam | / | Name |
| night | / | Noun |
| darkness | /x | Noun |
| tiny | /x | Adjective |
| flew | / | Verb |
| female | /x | Adjective |
| catch | / | Verb |
| little | /x | Adjective |
| replied | x/ | Verb |
| single | /x | Adjective |
| studies | /x | Noun |
| american | x/xx | Adjective |
| said | / | Verb |
| first | / | Adjective |
| extract | /x | Verb |
| squid | / | Noun |
| cdna | /x | Noun |
| assay | /x | Noun |
| gene | / | Noun |
| tails | / | Noun |
| sparks | / | Noun |
| hunt | / | Noun |
| larvae | /x | Noun |
| enzyme | /x | Noun |
| reaction | x/x | Noun |
| organ | /x | Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| species | /x | Noun |
| has | / | Verb |
| activity | x/xx | Noun |
| system | /x | Noun |
| method | /x | Noun |
| amylase | /x/ | Noun |
| ant | / | Noun, Verb |
| antelope | /xx | Noun |
| atpase | //// | Name |
| baleful | /x | Adjective |
| bee | / | Noun, Verb |
| bird | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| coyote | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| crane | / | Noun, Verb |
| crow | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| galactosidase | x/xxx | Noun |
| globulin | /xx | Noun |
| gull | / | Noun, Verb |
| hydroxylase | x/x/ | Noun |
| kite | / | Noun, Verb |
| marker | /x | Noun, Verb |
| oxidation | xx/x | Noun |
| polymorphic | xx/x | Adjective |
| raven | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| star | / | Noun, Verb |
| stork | / | Noun |
| swan | / | Noun, Verb |
| wasp | / | Noun, Verb |
| pigeon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| salad | /x | Noun |
| grape | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| sfa | x | Name |
| girly | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| maypole | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
