glowworm

[ gloh-wurm ]

/ ˈgloʊˌwɜrm /

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.

Words nearby glowworm

1300–50; Middle English. See glow, worm

And now, instead of the pale green and amber lamps of firefly and glowworm, burned only the fires of Tishnar's frost.
The Three Mulla-mulgars|Walter De La Mare
There were glowworm gems in the dark masses of her luxuriant hair.
A Soldier's Trial|Charles King
It will be said that this is a very large petitio to import into the glowworm's case.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
Let the pitch fall in the first words of the tenth stanza, "like a glowworm golden."
Vocal Expression|Katherine Jewell Everts

Suddenly there was a flash in the depths of the wood, as if a glowworm were flying by.
The Children of Alsace|Ren Bazin