GLOWWORM


Meaning of GLOWWORM in English

/gloh"werrm'/ , n.

1. the wingless female or larva of the European beetle, Lampyris noctiluca, which emits a sustained greenish light.

2. any of various other beetle larvae or wingless females that emit a glow rather than a flash of light.

[ 1300-50; ME. See GLOW, WORM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .