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lightning beetle

lightning beetle noun: any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence.

Noun

lightning beetle (plural lightning beetles)

  1. Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence

Synonyms of lightning beetle

Forms of lightning beetle

plurallightning beetles

Origin of lightning beetle

From lightning + beetle, because the insects glow; whence also firefly.

Words formed from lightning beetle

Questions about lightning beetle

What does lightning beetle mean?
Lightning beetle means any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence.
What part of speech is lightning beetle?
Lightning beetle is a noun.
What is the plural of lightning beetle?
The plural of lightning beetle is lightning beetles.

Words near lightning beetle in the dictionary

  1. lightness
  2. lightnesses
  3. lightning
  4. lightning arrester
  5. lightning arresters
  6. lightning beetle
  7. lightning beetles
  8. lightning bird
  9. lightning birds
  10. lightning bolt
  11. lightning bolts

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