lightning bug
Origin of lightning bug
1Words Nearby lightning bug
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How to use lightning bug in a sentence
In reality it is only the female which is the lightning bug, for the male is not equipped with any lighting power.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousIt was a rare kind, and I almost had one when a mosquito bit me and I had to let the lightning-bug go.
The Motor Boys in the Clouds | Clarence YoungI want to get a new specimen of a lightning-bug I noticed in the garden.
The Motor Boys in the Clouds | Clarence YoungLong and narrow, it looked like a kalsomined cave illumined by a lightning bug in a bottle when he turned the electric switch.
The Fighting Shepherdess | Caroline Lockhart"Nothing doing on the carpenter's bench," he said, flashing the "lightning bug" toward the site of the engine house.
The Forbidden Trail | Honor Willsie
British Dictionary definitions for lightning bug
US and Canadian another name for the firefly
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