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GLOWWORM
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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
Sense 1
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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