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Lampyridae vs Glowworm - What's the difference?

lampyridae | glowworm |

lampyridae

Not English

Lampyridae has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'lampyridae':

limnivore, lamproite, lumiphore, lampricide, lumbricine, lamprophyre, lampyrine

glowworm

English

(wikipedia glowworm)

Alternative forms

* glow-worm

Noun

  • The larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.
  • * 1623', '', Act1, Scene 5, '''1794 , Edmond Malone, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, Alexander Pope (editors), ''The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare , Volume 14, page 222,
    • The glow-worm ?hews the Matin to be near, / And 'gins to pale his uneffectual fire: / Adieu, adieu, adieu! remember me.

    See also

    * firefly