LOVEBUG


Meaning of LOVEBUG in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌbəg ]

noun

Etymology: from the fact that it is usually seen copulating

Date: circa 1966

: a small black fly ( Plecia nearctica ) with a red thorax that swarms along highways in the Gulf states of the United States

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.