Meanings
nounglow fly (plural glow flies)
plural glow flies
- The firefly.
So shines the glow-fly, when the sun retires, / And gems the night-air with phosphoric fires […].
1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 137Synonyms: lightning beetle, glowworm
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe firefly.
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glow fly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glow%20fly
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