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GLOWWORM

Dictionary entry overview: What does glowworm mean?

• GLOWWORM (noun)
The noun GLOWWORM has 1 sense:

1. the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly

Familiarity information: GLOWWORM used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GLOWWORM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("glowworm" is a kind of...):

firefly; lightning bug (nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs)

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