glowworm
Americannoun
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the wingless female or larva of the European beetle, Lampyris noctiluca, which emits a sustained greenish light.
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any of various other beetle larvae or wingless females that emit a glow rather than a flash of light.
Etymology
Origin of glowworm
Example Sentences
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Best visited after dark to see its glowworm appearance, Henderson Waves, undulates through Singapore, connecting Mount Faber Park to Telok Blangah Hill Park.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 30, 2018
Me 100 percent three species of fish, no glowworm, peanut or crocodile genes added to date.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2015
The glowworm tried to philosophize, he wanted an overview,
From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2015
I wanted to lie there like a glowworm in the feeling of cellular wellness.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2012
It licked his wrist, and the saliva shone like a glowworm on his skin.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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