glowworm
English
noun
Definitions
- The larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.
- (AU) A carnivorous gnat larva in the keroplatid genus that spins threads to capture insects attracted by its glow.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English glouworm compound from English glow + English worm.
Origin
English
worm
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Day-Glo English
- afterglow English
- aglow English
- airglow English
- angleworm English
- antiworm English
- armyworm English
- arrow worm English
- arrowworm English
- aspenglow English
- backworm English
- bagworm English
- basketworm English
- beetworm English
- blackworm English
- bladderworm English
- bollworm English
- bookworm English
- brainworm English
- budworm English
- buzzworm English
- caddisworm English
- candleglow English
- cankerworm English
- caseworm English
- catworm English
- cockworm English
- coneworm English
- copperworm English
- cornworm English
- counterglow English
- cryptoworm English
- cutworm English
- dayglow English
- deworm English
- dewworm English
- dropworm English
- earthworm English
- earworm English
- eelworm English
- eigenworm English
- electroglow English
- eyeworm English
- fireworm English
- fishworm English
- flagworm English
- flatworm English
- fleshworm English
- flukeworm English
- foreglow English
- gapeworm English
- glow English
- glow-up English
- glowboy English
- glowest English
- gloweth English
- glowlamp English
- glowless English
- glowlight English
- glowsome English
- glowy English
- gnatworm English
- gourdworm English
- groundworm English
- grubworm English
- hairworm English
- heartworm English
- hookworm English
- hornworm English
- horseworm English
- inchworm English
- jointworm English
- leafworm English
- lungworm English
- maltworm English
- mealworm English
- mealworm beetle English
- melonworm English
- moonglow English
- muckworm English
- nanoworm English
- nightglow English
- outglow English
- overglow English
- palmerworm English
- palmworm English
- photoglow English
- pickleworm English
- pileworm English
- pillworm English
- pinworm English
- potworm English
- ragworm English
- rainworm English
- redworm English
- reglow English
- ringworm English
- rootworm English
- roseworm English
- roundworm English
- rye-worm English
- sandworm English
- screwworm English
- seatworm English
- shipworm English
- silkworm English
- skin worm English
- skyglow English
- slugworm English
- spanworm English
- spindleworm English
- spoonworm English
- strawworm English
- sunglow English
- superworm English
- taintworm English
- tapeworm English
- threadworm English
- thunderworm English
- tongueworm English
- tree worm English
- tubeworm English
- waxworm English
- webworm English
- wheal-worm English
- wheatworm English
- whipworm English
- whiteworm English
- wireworm English
- witworm English
- wonderglow English
- woodworm English
- worm English
- wormable English
- wormcast English
- wormer English
- wormery English
- wormfish English
- wormfowl English
- wormgrass English
- wormhole English
- wormish English
- wormless English
- wormlet English
- wormlike English
- wormling English
- wormlion English
- wormly English
- wormproof English
- wormridden English
- wormroot English
- wormseed English
- wormshit English
- wormskin English
- wormwood English
- wormy English
- worm Portuguese
- ワーム Japanese
- glouworm Middle English
- glowen Middle English
- worm Middle English
- glow
- worm
- glowy
- aglow
- wormy
- wormer
- wormly
- reglow
- deworm
- dayglow
- pinworm
- gloweth
- webworm
- waxworm
- ragworm
- potworm
- wormery
- skyglow
- earworm
- redworm
- sunglow
- budworm
- cutworm
- catworm
- glow-up
- wormish
- Day-Glo
- dewworm
- eyeworm
- outglow
- witworm
- glowest
- airglow
- glowboy
- bagworm
- eelworm
- wormlet
- wormseed
- wormlike
- maltworm
- nanoworm
- wormable
- bollworm
- whipworm
- silkworm
- lungworm
- muckworm
- overglow
- hairworm
- pillworm
- cornworm
- grubworm
- sandworm
- coneworm
- wormskin
- buzzworm
- fishworm
- cockworm
- palmworm
- tubeworm
- wormroot
- slugworm
- glowsome
- antiworm
- flatworm
- dropworm
- hookworm
- moonglow
- hornworm
- wormwood
- wormshit
- wormlion
- leafworm
- wormfish
- inchworm
- roseworm
- tapeworm
- ringworm
- flagworm
- wormfowl
- rainworm
- beetworm
- wormless
- fireworm
- pileworm
- wireworm
- caseworm
- gnatworm
- wormcast
- gapeworm
- glowlamp
- mealworm
- wormling
- spanworm
- rootworm
- wormhole
- shipworm
- glowless
- armyworm
- woodworm
- bookworm
- rye-worm
- seatworm
- foreglow
- backworm
- photoglow
- fleshworm
- screwworm
- angleworm
- blackworm
- roundworm
- glowlight
- heartworm
- wormgrass
- wormproof
- flukeworm
- strawworm
- wheatworm
- superworm
- afterglow
- tree worm
- spoonworm
- gourdworm
- nightglow
- horseworm
- earthworm
- whiteworm
- aspenglow
- jointworm
- taintworm
- skin worm
- arrowworm
- eigenworm
- brainworm
- melonworm
- wheal-worm
- arrow worm
- copperworm
- candleglow
- palmerworm
- threadworm
- pickleworm
- tongueworm
- cryptoworm
- basketworm
- groundworm
- wonderglow
- wormridden
- caddisworm
- cankerworm
- electroglow
- counterglow
- bladderworm
- thunderworm
- spindleworm
- mealworm beetle