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glow·worm
/ˈgloˌwɚ/
螢火蟲
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Glow·worm
n.
Zool.
A
coleopterous
insect
of
the
genus
Lampyris
;
esp
.,
the
wingless
females
and
larv
æ
of
the
two
European
species
(
L. noctiluca
,
and
L. splendidula
),
which
emit
light
from
some
of
the
abdominal
segments
.
Like
a
glowworm
in
the
night
,
The
which
hath
fire
in
darkness
,
none
in
light
. --
Shak
.
Note:
☞
The
male
is
winged
,
and
is
supposed
to
be
attracted
by
the
light
of
the
female
.
In
America
,
the
luminous
larv
æ
of
several
species
of
fireflies
and
fire
beetles
are
called
glowworms
.
Both
sexes
of
these
are
winged
when
mature
.
See
Firefly
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
glowworm
n
:
the
luminous
larva
or
wingless
grub-like
female
of
a
firefly
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