Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

lightning bug

 noun
     
Related topics: Insects
lightning bug [countable]
American EnglishHBI an insect with a tail that shines in the dark [= firefly]
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary