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lightning bug
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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English
Etymology
From lightning + bug, because the insects glow; whence also firefly. Compare glow fly, glowworm, and lanternfly.
Noun
lightning bug (plural lightning bugs)
- A firefly.
- 2019, Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Water Dancer, Penguin Books (2020), page 18:
- I watched as lightning bugs drifted in, glowing yellow against the shadows.
Derived terms
Translations
firefly — see firefly
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