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Glowworm logo #10101) Bioluminescent beetle larva 2) Bioluminescent insect 3) Bioluminescent larva 4) Firefly 5) Firefly larva 6) Lightning bug 7) Mills brothers classic
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Glowworm

Glowworm logo #10101) Fireworm 2) Larva
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Glowworm

Glowworm logo #21000 Glow worm is the common name for various groups of insect larvae and adult larviform females that glow through bioluminescence. They may sometimes resemble worms, but all are insects (Arachnocampa and Orfelia being flies and all the others being beetles). ==Classification== Order: Coleoptera (Beetles) Major families are: Groups include: ==Glow== T...
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Glowworm

Glowworm logo #21000[astronomy] A glowworm is a luminous trail of a tiny meteor, occasionally visible in the night sky during a meteor shower. The centimeter-sized comet pieces can produce hundreds of fireballs or more each hour. In some cases, particularly during the Leonids, the fireballs make bright trails that can stay up for 10 to 15 minutes, according to...
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glowworm

glowworm logo #22029a particular kind of coal valued for its density of heat
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Glowworm

Glowworm logo #21002• (n.) 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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glowworm

glowworm logo #21003any crawling, luminous insect that emits light either continuously or in prolonged glows rather than in brief flashes as do most fireflies. Principal ...
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glowworm

glowworm logo #20973<zoology> A coleopterous insect of the genus Lampyris; especially, the wingless females and larvae 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) ... The male is winged, and is supposed ...
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Glowworm

Glowworm logo #20972Glow'worm` noun (Zoology) A coleopterous insect of the genus Lampyris ; esp., the wingless females and larvæ of the two European species ( Latin noctiluca , and Latin splendidula ), which emit light from some of the abdominal segments. « Like a glowworm in the ...
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glowworm

glowworm logo #20400[n] - the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly
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glowworm

glowworm logo #20974 noun the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly
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glowworm

glowworm logo #21199the wingless female or larva of the European beetle, Lampyris noctiluca, which emits a sustained greenish light. · any of various other beetle larvae or wingless females that emit a glow rather than a flash of light.
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