GLOWWORM

Meaning of GLOWWORM in English

noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century any of various luminous insect larvae or adults with wings rudimentary or lacking

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GLOWWORM — Any crawling, luminous insect that emits light either continuously or in prolonged glows rather than in the brief flashes characteristic …
Английский словарь Британика
GLOWWORM — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English, from glowen to glow + worm 1. : any of various luminous insects with wings …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GLOWWORM — (n.) A coleopterous insect of the genus Lampyris; esp., the wingless females and larvae of the two European species (L. …
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GLOWWORM — ( n. ) A coleopterous insect of the genus Lampyris; esp., the wingless females and larvae of the two European …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GLOWWORM — /gloh"werrm'/ , n. 1. the wingless female or larva of the European beetle, Lampyris noctiluca, which emits a sustained greenish …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GLOWWORM — n. wingless female beetle which emits a greenish light from its abdomen
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GLOWWORM — noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century : any of various luminous insect larvae or adults with wings rudimentary or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GLOWWORM — noun a coleopterous insect of the genus lampyris; ·esp., the wingless females and larvae of the two european species (l. …
Webster English vocab
GLOWWORM — [glow.worm] n [ME] (14c): any of various luminous insect larvae or adults with wings rudimentary or lacking; esp: a larva …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GLOWWORM — any crawling, luminous insect emitting light either continuously or in prolonged glows rather than in brief flashes as do most …
Britannica English vocabulary
GLOWWORM — n. Any crawling, luminous insect that emits light either continuously or in prolonged glows rather than in the brief flashes …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GLOWWORM — Synonyms and related words : blink, blinking, candle fly, coruscation, fire beetle, firefly, fireworm, glimmer, glimmering, glisten, glister, glitter, glittering, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GLOWWORM — светляк, светлячок
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GLOWWORM — светляк
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GLOWWORM — n. светлячок
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GLOWWORM — n. светлячок
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GLOWWORM — 1) личинка светляка обыкновенного (Lampyris noctiluca); pl светляки (Lampyridae) 2) личинка грибного комарика Bolitophila luminosa
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
GLOWWORM — 1) личинка светляка обыкновенного ( Lampyris noctiluca ) ; pl светляки ( Lampyridae ) 2) личинка грибного комарика Bolitophila luminosa
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
GLOWWORM — светляк, светлячок
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GLOWWORM — светляк
Англо-Русский словарь
GLOWWORM — n. Pronunciation: ' gl ō - ˌ w ə rm Function: noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century : any …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LAMPYRIDE — (-pí-) n glowworm
Interlingua English vocab
FIREFLY — or lightning bug Any of the nocturnal luminous glowworm ). Adult fireflies are 0.2–1 in. (5–25 mm) long and have …
Английский словарь Британика
GLEAM — I. ˈglēm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English glem, gleem, from Old English glǣm; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UMBRAGEOUS — |əm|brājəs adjective 1. a. : providing protection from heat and light : shady umbrageous willow trees his winged cloak and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEARED GREEN — noun : a moderate yellow green that is paler than average moss green, yellower and less strong than average pea …
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MICROSCOLEX — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈskōˌleks noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from micr- + -scolex : a genus of earthworms containing a species ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAMPYRIS — ˈlampərə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, glowworm, from Greek, from lampein to shine — more at lamp …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAMPYRIDAE — lamˈpirəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Lampyris, type genus + -idae : a family of beetles of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAMPYRID — /lam"peuh rid/ , n. 1. any of several beetles of the family Lampyridae, comprising the fireflies. adj. 2. belonging or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIREFLY — also called Lightning Bug, any of the nocturnal luminous insects of the beetle family Lampyridae (order Coleoptera), consisting of about …
Britannica English vocabulary
СВЕТЛЯК — муж. зоол. glowworm firefly (летающий) glowworm
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