glowworm
n . 萤火虫
萤火虫
glowworm n 1 :
the luminous larva or wingless grub -
like female of a firefly Glowworm \
Glow "
worm `\,
n . (
Zool .)
A coleopterous insect of the genus {
Lampyris };
esp .,
the wingless females and larv [
ae ]
of the two European species ({
L .
noctiluca },
and {
L .
splendidula }),
which emit light from some of the abdominal segments .
[
1913 Webster ]
Like a glowworm in the night ,
The which hath fire in darkness ,
none in light . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
The male is winged ,
and is supposed to be attracted by the light of the female .
In America ,
the luminous larv [
ae ]
of several species of fireflies and fire beetles are called glowworms .
Both sexes of these are winged when mature .
See {
Firefly }.
[
1913 Webster ]
31 Moby Thesaurus words for "
glowworm ":
blink ,
blinking ,
candle fly ,
coruscation ,
fire beetle ,
firefly ,
fireworm ,
glimmer ,
glimmering ,
glisten ,
glister ,
glitter ,
glittering ,
lampyrid ,
lantern fly ,
lightning bug ,
luciferase ,
luciferin ,
luminophor ,
phosphor ,
scintilla ,
scintillation ,
shimmer ,
shimmering ,
spangle ,
spark ,
sparkle ,
stroboscopic light ,
tinsel ,
twinkle ,
twinkling
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