Glowworm

Word GLOWWORM
Character 8
Hyphenation glow worm
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Definitions and meanings of "Glowworm"

What do we mean by glowworm?

A bioluminescent larva or a wingless wormlike female of certain insects, especially fireflies and beetles of the family Phengodidae. noun

The common English name of Lampyris noctiluca, a species of pentamerous beetles, of the family Lampyridæ and subfamily Lampyrinæ: a name applicable strictly only to the female, which is wingless, somewhat resembles a caterpillar, and emits a shining green light from the end of the abdomen. The male is winged and not phosphorescent, resembling an ordiuary beetle; he flies about in the evening, and is attracted by the light of the female. The same name is given to other species of Lampyris, as L. splendidula. Some related beetles are known in the United States as fireflies and lightning-bugs. noun

A coleopterous insect of the genus Lampyris; esp., the wingless females and larvæ of the two European species (L. noctiluca, and L. splendidula), which emit light from some of the abdominal segments. noun

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. noun

The luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly noun

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.

A carnivorous gnat larva in the keroplatid genus Arachnocampa that spins threads to capture insects attracted by its glow.

When a person places one or more glow sticks in their arse, often for sexual pleasure or drunken amusement, in the dark. Often used as part of dogging / voyeurism / public sex to help guide would be suitors / voyeurs. Also known as a firefly or beacon. Urban Dictionary

A loser who fails at life. Urban Dictionary

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The word "glowworm" in example sentences

Your poetical pieces will do very well but the glowworm will remain at the top unless you can ever beat it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Outside the walls, a human glowworm passed to and fro, this being the blur of pedestrian traffic. ❋ Stephen Hunter (2010)

Once something like a foot-long glowworm crawled out of the shallows to dance and writhe near his feet. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ginger, bleeding badly, tracked the gun right through the glowworm incandescence of the Eotech sight and brought the gun right to bear on what of Bob he could see or sense, even while rising to his feet. ❋ Stephen Hunter (2009)

"They're just so roomy," an older dame decked out like a human glowworm declared, sneaking her head out to watch the new president's inaugural address. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To gaze upon the same planet in space, or at the same glowworm gleaming in the grass; ❋ Unknown (2008)

His enchanted forest is a field of hanging upside-down glowworm lights and Magritte umbrellas. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It is no brighter at this distance than the torch of the poor glowworm, and yet, my good youth, that light is more dear to Mary Stuart, than every star that twinkles in the blue vault of heaven. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Iz read much about the glowworm cave, and teh New Milford trek, nd ov course teh LotR showed so much heart-stopping beautiful scenery. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I watched until the mosquitoes wore me down, and then headed home, not using my flashlight, because I hoped to catch a glimpse of the glowworm which Irene and I had discovered a couple of summers back. ❋ Scottedelman (2008)

"We're all worms," he said, "but I do believe I am a glowworm." ❋ Unknown (2008)

He nodded, but when she went to stand up he said, ‘By the way, I’ve just finished reading your submission on the glowworm caves. ❋ Donald, Robyn (2006)

She could see the glowworm light from the binnacle, and the dim outline of the man at the wheel; also a form at the bows. ❋ Unknown (2006)

But that which comes nearest seems to be rotten wood, which shines by night and yet is not found to be hot; and the putrefying scales of fish, which also shine in the dark and yet are not warm to the touch; nor, again, is the body of the glowworm, or of the fly called Luciola, found to be warm to the touch. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The next time you're travelling through Waitomo in NZ maybe stopping for a spell at the glowworm caves or taking in some black water rafting you might consider checking into this motel for the night. ❋ RICHARD (2005)

Here were banks of earth and thicket, shadowy dells where the primrose grew, and the cuckoo-pint, and wood-sorrel, and perhaps in summer the glowworm breathed her mossy gleam under the blackberries. ❋ Richard Doddridge (2004)

example 1 : "Jill went [dogging] last night, and did a [glowworm], after 10 minutes she apparently had a queue of suitors and countless [people watching] in the shadows! She said it really got her off!" example 2 : "man we were so pissed last night, we found a bunch of glow sticks and did a naked glowworm race down the street - the loser had to buy the next round" ❋ ColonelTessieIceBeaconThe2nd (2013)

Person 1: Wow, [that guy] is such a GlowWorm! Person 2: Yeah, he [sucks] at [everything]. ❋ NotAGlowWorm (2007)

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