FIREFLY
NOUNS
1778 — LIGHTENING BUG — LIGHTNING BUG a firefly → Amer. dial.
1789 — FIREBUG a firefly → Amer. dial.
1825 — FIRE BOB a firefly, a lightning bug → Amer. dial.
1840 — LAMP FLY a firefly; a glow-worm
1939 — FIRELIGHT BUG a firefly → Amer. dial.
1939 — WILL-O’-THE-WISP a firefly; a lightning bug → Amer. dial.
1956 — LIGHTER FLY. a firefly → Amer. dial.
1959 — CANDLE BUG a firefly → Amer. dial.
1965 — CANDLE FLARE a firefly → Amer. dial.
1965 — CANDLE FLY a firefly → Amer. dial.
1965 — CANDLE MILLER a firefly → Amer. dial.
1966 — JACK-O’-LANTERN — JACK-O-MY-LANTERN a firefly, a glowworm → Amer. dial.
1966 — LIGHT BUG a firefly → Amer. dial.
1966 — LIGHTING BUG. a firefly → Amer. dial.
1968 — LAMP BUG a firefly → Amer. dial.
1969 — THIRD-SHIFT MOSQUITO a firefly → Amer. dial.