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1 glow-worm
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glow-worm — glowˈ worm noun 1. A beetle (esp Lampyris noctiluca) whose larvae and wingless females have luminous organs usu near the tip of the abdomen, emitting a greenish glow 2. Any of various luminous insect larvae (N American) • • • Main Entry: ↑glow … Useful english dictionary
glow-worm — glow worms N COUNT A glow worm is a type of beetle which produces light from its body … English dictionary
glow-worm — ► NOUN ▪ a soft bodied beetle whose larvalike wingless female emits light to attract males … English terms dictionary
glow worm — beetle or wingless firefly which emits a greenish light … English contemporary dictionary
Beetle — Beetles redirects here. For the band, see The Beatles. For the car, see Volkswagen Beetle. This article is about the insect. For other uses, see Beetle (disambiguation). Beetle Temporal range: 318–0 Ma … Wikipedia
glow — v. & n. v.intr. 1 a throw out light and heat without flame; be incandescent. b shine like something heated in this way. 2 (of the cheeks) redden, esp. from cold or exercise. 3 (often foll. by with) a (of the body) be heated, esp. from exertion;… … Useful english dictionary
glow-worm — noun a soft bodied beetle whose larva like wingless female emits light to attract males. [Lampyris noctiluca (Europe), Zarhipis integripennis (N. America), and other species.] … English new terms dictionary
glowworm — glow•worm [[t]ˈgloʊˌwɜrm[/t]] n. ent the larva or wingless female of a beetle, Lampyris noctiluca, which emits a sustained greenish light Compare firefly • Etymology: 1300–50 … From formal English to slang
Glowworm — otherusesGlowworm (or glow worm) is the common name for various different groups of insect larva and adult larviform females which glow through bioluminescence. They may sometimes resemble worms, but all are insects ( Arachnocampa being a fly and … Wikipedia
Arachnocampa — Taxobox name = Arachnocampa image caption = Arachnocampa luminosa larvae regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo = Diptera subordo … Wikipedia
Lampyris noctiluca — Male Left: Ad … Wikipedia