lightning bug
lightning bug · lightning bugs
світлячок, світляк
светлячок, светляк
Glühwürmchen, Leuchtkäfer, Johanniswürmchen
A fireflyA firefly.
» How are lightning bugs and glowworms similar?
Meaning
1 sensesA firefly.
More definitions
- nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
Examples
2 sentencesHow are lightning bugs and glowworms similar?
The difference between the right word and almost the right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.
ruРазница между правильным и почти правильным словом — как разница между светом и светлячком.
deDer Unterschied zwischen einem "richtigen Wort" und einem "fast richtigen Wort" ist wie der Unterschied zwischen einem Blitz und einem Leuchtkäfer.
Origin
From lightning + bug, because the insects glow; whence also firefly. Compare glow fly, gloFrom lightning + bug, because the insects glow; whence also firefly. Compare glow fly, glowworm, and lanternfly.
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Forms
plural: lightning bugs| Singular | lightning bug |
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| Plural | lightning bugs |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs:firefly