glow-wormnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡləʊ.wɜːm/us/ˈɡloʊ.wɝːm/a beetle, the females and young of which produce a green light from the tail
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Insect names
- anopheles
- ant
- aphid
- beastie
- bedbug
- creepy-crawly
- daddy longlegs
- deathwatch beetle
- dragonfly
- earwig
- insect
- ladybird
- lice
- lightning bug
- locust
- silverfish
- stick insect
- termite
- tortoiseshell butterfly
- tsetse fly
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