Meanings
nouncommon glowworm (plural common glowworms)
plural common glowworms
- A wingless larviform female of the European firefly species, Lampyris noctiluca, which glows in the dark due to bioluminescence.
Translations
Estonian jaanimardikas
- jaanimardikasLampyris noctiluca
Finnish kiiltomato
- kiiltomatoLampyris noctiluca
Polish świetlik świętojański, robaczek świętojański
- świetlik świętojańskiLampyris noctiluca
- robaczek świętojańskiLampyris noctiluca
Russian обыкнове́нный светля́к, ива́нов червячо́к
- обыкнове́нный светля́к (obyknovénnyj svetlják)Lampyris noctiluca
- ива́нов червячо́к (ivánov červjačók)Lampyris noctiluca
- ива́новский червячо́к (ivánovskij červjačók)Lampyris noctiluca
Swedish vanlig lysmask, stor lysmask
- vanlig lysmaskLampyris noctiluca
- stor lysmaskLampyris noctiluca
Cite this entry
APA
common glowworm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20glowworm
MLA
“common glowworm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20glowworm. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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