lightning bug

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lightning bug

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From lightning + bug, because the insects glow; whence also firefly. Compare glow fly, glowworm, and lanternfly.

noun lightning bugs

A firefly. I watched as lightning bugs drifted in, glowing yellow against the shadows.

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"lightning bug." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lightning%20bug. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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lightning bug. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lightning%20bug

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"lightning bug." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lightning%20bug.

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@misc{lightning_bug_2026,
  title = {lightning bug},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lightning%20bug},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}