Glowworm vs Noctilucine - What's the difference?
glowworm | noctilucine |
The larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.
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(biochemistry) A nitrogenous substance in fireflies, glowworms and marine animals, supposedly responsible for their luminescence.
As nouns the difference between glowworm and noctilucine
is that glowworm is the larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families or lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen while noctilucine is (biochemistry) a nitrogenous substance in fireflies, glowworms and marine animals, supposedly responsible for their luminescence.glowworm
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(wikipedia glowworm)Alternative forms
* glow-wormNoun
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- The glow-worm ?hews the Matin to be near, / And 'gins to pale his uneffectual fire: / Adieu, adieu, adieu! remember me.