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lightning bug

light·ning bug
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahyt-ning buhg]
    • /ˈlaɪt nɪŋ bʌg/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahyt-ning buhg]
    • /ˈlaɪt nɪŋ bʌg/

Definitions of lightning bug words

  • noun lightning bug firefly. 1
  • countable noun lightning bug A lightning bug is a type of beetle that produces light from its body. 0
  • noun lightning bug firefly 0
See all 3 definitions of lightning bug

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Origin of lightning bug

First appearance:

before 1770
One of the 46% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1770-80

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Parts of speech for Lightning bug

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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lightning bug popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for lightning bug

noun lightning bug

  • fire beetle — any of numerous click beetles of the genus Pyrophorus, of tropical America, having luminous reddish or greenish spots on the body.
  • firefly — any nocturnal beetle of the family Lampyridae, characterized by a soft body with a light-producing organ at the rear of the abdomen.
  • fireworm — the larva of any of several moths, as Rhopobota naevana (black-headed fireworm) which feeds on the leaves of cranberries and causes them to wither.
  • glowworm — the wingless female or larva of the European beetle, Lampyris noctiluca, which emits a sustained greenish light.
  • lampyrid — any of several beetles of the family Lampyridae, comprising the fireflies.
All 7 Synonyms of lightning bug

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