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Glowworm

noun
1.
The luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly.





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"Glowworm" Quotes from Famous Books



... at a later date, "has extinguished the glowworm;" and again, "I despair of rivalling Lord Byron, as well I may; and there is no other with ...
— Byron • John Nichol
... Lady's lighted oriel shines A giant glowworm in the odorous gloom. Ah, stands she smiling there in loose white gown, Hearing the music of her future drown The stillness and hushed whispering of the vines, Whose lattice-clasping leaves o'ershade ...
— My Beautiful Lady. Nelly Dale • Thomas Woolner


Words linked to "Glowworm" :   firefly, lightning bug


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