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1. (n.) glowworm
the larva or wingless female of a beetle, Lampyris noctiluca, which emits a sustained greenish light.
Etymology: (1300–50)
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1. (noun) glowworm
the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly
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1. (noun) glowworm
a coleopterous insect of the genus Lampyris; esp., the wingless females and larvae of the two European species (L. noctiluca, and L. splendidula), which emit light from some of the abdominal segments
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