glowworm
Meaning
- The larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families Phengodidae or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.
- (Australia, New-Zealand) A carnivorous gnat larva in the keroplatid genus Arachnocampa that spins threads to capture insects attracted by its glow.
Synonyms
glow worm
fire-fly
glowfly
common glow worm
fire-9y
firefly beetle
lampyre
European glow-worm
common European glow-worm
Translations
luciérnaga
Glühwürmchen
lucciola
vaga-lume
glimworm
πυγολαμπίδα
ateş böceği
cuca de llum
سراج الليل
lampyre
Lampyris noctilucaEtymology
In summary
From Middle English glouworm; equivalent to glow + worm. Compare German Glühwurm.
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