LIGHTNING BUG

Meaning of LIGHTNING BUG in English

ˈlightning bug BrE AmE noun [countable]

American English an insect with a tail that shines in the dark SYN firefly

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

LIGHTNING BUG — noun Date: 1778 firefly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LIGHTNING BUG — noun : firefly
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIGHTNING BUG — firefly. [ 1770-80, Amer. ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGHTNING BUG — nocturnal beetle whose tail emits a phosphorescent light, firefly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LIGHTNING BUG — Date: 1778 : firefly
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIGHTNING BUG — Function: noun Date: 1778 : FIREFLY
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LIGHTNING BUG — ■ noun North American term for firefly .
Concise Oxford English vocab
LIGHTNING BUG — [lightning bug] n (1778): firefly
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIGHTNING BUG — noun ( NAmE ) = firefly
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIGHTNING BUG — ( lightning bugs) A lightning bug is a type of beetle that produces light from its body. ( AM ) …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIGHTNING BUG — (~s) A ~ is a type of beetle that produces light from its body. (AM) = firefly N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LIGHTNING BUG — светляк Syn : firefly жук-светляк
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIGHTNING-BUG — сущ. жук-светляк n светляк lightning-bug жук-светляк
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIGHTNING BUG — = firefly 1
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LIGHTNING-BUG — _n. жук-светляк
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LIGHTNING-BUG — сущ.жук-светляк
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LIGHTNING BUG — светляк Syn:firefly
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LIGHTNING BUG — = firefly 1
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LIGHTNING BUG — = firefly 1
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LIGHTNING BUG — жук светляк
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LIGHTNING BUG — жук светляк
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LIGHTNING-BUG — сущ. жук-светляк
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LIGHTNING BUG — светляк Syn: firefly
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LIGHTNING-BUG — сущ. жук-светляк
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LIGHTNING BUG — светляк Syn: firefly
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LIGHTNING-BUG — _n. жук-светляк
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LIGHTNING-BUG — n. жук-светляк
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LIGHTNING-BUG — жук-светляк
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
LIGHTNING-BUG — _n. жук-светляк
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
LIGHTNING-BUG — [n.] светляк
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
LIGHTNING-BUG — n светляк
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
LIGHTNING-BUG — сущ. жук-светляк n светляк lightning-bug жук-светляк
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIGHTNING BUG — светляк Syn : firefly жук-светляк
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIGHTNING — Visible discharge of electricity when part of the atmosphere acquires enough electrical charge to overcome the resistance of the air. …
Английский словарь Британика
BUG — I Coding error in a computer program that prevents it from functioning as designed. Most software companies have a quality-assurance …
Английский словарь Британика
LIGHTNING — I. ˈlītniŋ, -nēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lightning, lightening, from gerund of lihtenen, lightenen to lighten — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUG — I. ˈbəg noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bugge scarecrow; akin to German dialect bögge piece of dried nasal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUG — (n.) One of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
BUG — ( n. ) One of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGHTNING — /luyt"ning/ , n. , v. , lightninged, lightning , adj. n. 1. a brilliant electric spark discharge in the atmosphere, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUG — bug 1 /bug/ , n. , v. , bugged, bugging . n. 1. Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGHTNING — I. ˈlīt-niŋ noun Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of lightenen to lighten Date: 13th century 1. : the flashing of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUG — I. ˈbəg noun Etymology: Middle English bugge hobgoblin; probably akin to Low German bögge goblin Date: 14th century obsolete : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUG — noun a bugbear; anything which terrifies. 2. bug ·noun one of certain kinds of crustacea; as, the sow bug; pill …
Webster English vocab
LIGHTNING — [light.ning] n [ME, fr. gerund of lightenen to lighten] (13c) 1: the flashing of light produced by a discharge of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BUG — [bug] n [ME bugge scarecrow; akin to Norw dial. bugge important man] (14c) obs: bogey, bugbear [2]bug n [origin unknown] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIGHTNING — the visible discharge of atmospheric electricity that occurs when a region of the atmosphere acquires an electrical charge, or potential …
Britannica English vocabulary
BUG — commonly, any insect. In entomology, however, it refers specifically to any member of the insect order Heteroptera (e.g., chinch bug, …
Britannica English vocabulary
LIGHTNING — lightning BrE AmE ˈlaɪt nɪŋ ▶ ˈ lightning bug BrE AmE ▶ ˈ lightning con ˌ ductor BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LIGHTNING — / ˈlaɪtnɪŋ; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun [ U ] a flash, or several flashes, of very bright …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUG — / bʌg; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] ( especially NAmE ) any small insect …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIGHTNING — I. light ‧ ning 1 /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: lighten 'to become less dark' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUG — I. bug 1 S3 /bʌɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Perhaps from bug 'evil spirit, scarecrow' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIGHTNING — n. & adj. --n. a flash of bright light produced by an electric discharge between clouds or between clouds and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIGHTNING — n. & adj. n. a flash of bright light produced by an electric discharge between clouds or between clouds and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIGHTNING — n. & adj. --n. a flash of bright light produced by an electric discharge between clouds or between clouds and …
Oxford English vocab
LIGHTNING — 1. Lightning is the very bright flashes of light in the sky that happen during thunderstorms. One man died when …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUG — ( bugs, bugging, bugged) 1. A bug is an insect or similar small creature. ( INFORMAL ) We noticed tiny …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIGHTNING — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES at/with lightning speed (= very quickly ) ▪ He moved with his usual lightning …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUG — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a flu virus/bug ▪ the spread of the flu virus a stomach bug (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LIGHTNING — [noun] [U] - a flash of bright light in the sky which is produced by electricity moving between clouds or …
Cambridge English vocab
LIGHTNING — n. Visible discharge of electricity when part of the atmosphere acquires enough electrical charge to overcome the resistance of the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BUG — n. lightning bug assassin bug Bug River Western Bug River potato bug June bug pill bug sow bug squash bug …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LIGHTNING — Synonyms and related words : Jupiter Fulgur, Thor, antelope, arrow, ball lightning, blue darter, blue streak, bolt, bolt of lightning, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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