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- [gloh-wurm]
- /ˈgloʊˌwɜrm/
- /ˈglɒwɔːm/
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- [gloh-wurm]
- /ˈgloʊˌwɜrm/
Definitions of glowworm word
- noun glowworm the wingless female or larva of the European beetle, Lampyris noctiluca, which emits a sustained greenish light. 1
- noun glowworm any of various other beetle larvae or wingless females that emit a glow rather than a flash of light. 1
- noun glowworm A soft -bodied beetle with luminescent organs in the abdomen, especially the larvalike wingless female, which emits light to attract the flying male. 1
- noun glowworm insect larva that gives off light 1
- countable noun glowworm A glowworm is a type of beetle that produces light from its body. 0
- noun glowworm any of a number of beetles or beetle larvae that give off a luminescent light; esp., the wingless female or the larva of the firefly 0
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Origin of glowworm
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English. See glow, worm
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Parts of speech for Glowworm
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glowworm popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for glowworm
noun glowworm
- fire beetle — any of numerous click beetles of the genus Pyrophorus, of tropical America, having luminous reddish or greenish spots on the body.
- firefly — any nocturnal beetle of the family Lampyridae, characterized by a soft body with a light-producing organ at the rear of the abdomen.
- fireworm — the larva of any of several moths, as Rhopobota naevana (black-headed fireworm) which feeds on the leaves of cranberries and causes them to wither.
- lampyrid — any of several beetles of the family Lampyridae, comprising the fireflies.
- lantern fly — any of several large tropical insects of the family Fulgoridae, formerly thought to be luminescent.
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