Usually means: Bioluminescent compound in fireflies, substrate.
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Firefly luciferin)

noun:  (also known as beetle luciferin) the luciferin, precursor of the light-emitting compound, used for the firefly (Lampyridae), railroad worm (Phengodidae), starworm (Rhagophthalmidae), and click-beetle (Pyrophorini) bioluminescent systems.


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