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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. Like a glowworm in the night, The which hath fire in darkness, none in light. --Shak. 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: glowworm n : the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly
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