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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Glowworm (0.01972 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Glowworm.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: glowworm glowworm n : the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly
English → English (gcide) Definition: Glowworm Glowworm \Glow"worm`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) 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]
English → English (WordNet) Definition: glowworm glowworm n : the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly
English → English (gcide) Definition: Glowworm Glowworm \Glow"worm`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) 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]
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