Lovebug
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lovebug is a noun meaning An insect, the honeymoon fly (Plecia nearctica, family Biblionidae), native to Central America and the southeastern United States.
Meaning
An insect, the honeymoon fly (Plecia nearctica, family Biblionidae), native to Central America and the southeastern United States.
More Meanings
- An insect native to subtropical regions of south-eastern China, Taiwan, and Japan (Plecia longiforceps).
- (informal) A person who is in love; a sweetheart.
Example Sentences
His parents flipped their lids when the two lovebugs got hitched. Jonnie couldn't stand the fact that her beautiful young son, gone so long over seas, had now tangled up with an older woman, and even worse, an older divorced woman […]
The bugs, officially called Plecia longiforceps, earned their nickname from their distinctive mating behaviour, flying attached as couples during copulation. […] Originally from subtropical regions of south-eastern China, Taiwan and Japan’s Ryukyu islands, the lovebugs were first scientifically identified in South Korea during a major 2022 outbreak.
Word Forms
- lovebugs
Synonyms for lovebug
Depending on context, synonyms include kissybug.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hornbug, lacebug, junebug, honeybug, redbug, bessbug.
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