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lightning bug


lightning bug

noun

Definition of LIGHTNING BUG

: firefly
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First Known Use of LIGHTNING BUG

1778

Rhymes with LIGHTNING BUG

antidrug, chugalug, date rape drug, doodlebug, gateway drug, jitterbug, ladybug, litterbug, mealybug, orphan drug, pull the plug, scatter rug, shutterbug, sulfa drug, superbug, water bug, wonder drug

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