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glowfly

American  
[gloh-flahy] / ˈgloʊˌflaɪ /

noun

glowflies plural
  1. firefly.


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Etymology

Origin of glowfly

First recorded in 1780–90; glow + fly 1

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He prowled about by Mrs. Coulter’s sleeping bag, scratching with a little horny finger at the occasional glowflies that settled in the cave and smearing their luminescence over the rock.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

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