LIGHTNING BUG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lightning bug mean? 

• LIGHTNING BUG (noun)
  The noun LIGHTNING BUG has 1 sense:

1. nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs

  Familiarity information: LIGHTNING BUG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIGHTNING BUG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

firefly; lightning bug

Hypernyms ("lightning bug" is a kind of...):

beetle (insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lightning bug"):

glowworm (the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly)

Holonyms ("lightning bug" is a member of...):

family Lampyridae; Lampyridae (fireflies)