lightning bug
Meaning
A firefly.
Synonyms
lightning beetle
glowfly
European fire-fly
European firefly
Mediterranean firefly
glow worm
fire fly
Translations
lucciola
luciole
Glühwürmchen
glimworm
cuca de llum
vaga-lume
Luciola lusitanica
lampyridaeEtymology
From lightning + bug, because the insects glow; whence also firefly. Compare lanternfly.
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