glowworm

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families Phengodidae or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.
    — The glowworm shows the matin to be near And ’gins to pale his uneffectual fire. Adieu, adieu, adieu! Remember me.
  2. A carnivorous gnat larva in the keroplatid genus Arachnocampa that spins threads to capture insects attracted by its glow. Australia,New-Zealand

词形变化

glowworms plural glow-worm alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
common glowworm
相关词
GloFish firefly

词源

From Middle English glouworm; equivalent to glow + worm. Compare cognate German Glühwurm; compare also firefly, lightning bug, and lanternfly.
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