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glowworm
[ gloh-wurm ]
/ ˈgloʊˌwɜrm /
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noun
the wingless female or larva of the European beetle, Lampyris noctiluca, which emits a sustained greenish light.
any of various other beetle larvae or wingless females that emit a glow rather than a flash of light.
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glow-worm
noun
a European beetle, Lampyris noctiluca, the females and larvae of which bear luminescent organs producing a greenish light: family Lampyridae
any of various other beetles or larvae of the family Lampyridae
See also firefly (def. 1)
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