| 单词 | lightning bug |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslightning bug lightning bug n. North American a firefly (see firefly n. 2); cf. lightning beetle n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Diversicornia > family Lampyridae > member of (fire-fly) fireworm1567 firefly1655 salamander-fly1668 lightning bug1778 firebug1789 glow-fly1789 lampyrine1842 lightning beetle1854 Photuris1858 meadow-fly1867 lampyrid1895 peeny-wally1961 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Diversicornia > family Elateridae > elaterid fire-fly fireworm1567 cucuy1605 salamander-fly1668 lightning bug1778 firebug1789 glow-fly1789 fire beetle1826 lightning beetle1854 meadow-fly1867 pyrophore1884 1778 J. Carver Trav. N.-Amer. xviii. 491 The Lightning Bug or Fire Fly is about the size of a bee. 1915 Nature 9 Dec. 412/2 The mating habits of many American species of Lampyridæ, popularly known as lightning bugs, have been investigated recently. 2001 P. Duncan Moon Women viii. 148 My favorite time of the day, especially in the summertime when everything's cooling off and the light gets soft and the lightning bugs come out. < as lemmas |
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