English-Thai Dictionary
glowworm
N หิ่งห้อย hing-hoi
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
GLOWWORM
n.The female of the Lampyris noctiluca, an insect of the order of Coleopters. It is without wings and resembles a caterpillar. It emits a shining green light from the extremity of the abdomen. The male is winged and flies about in the evening, when it is attracted by the light of the female.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GLOWWORM
GLOWWORM Glow "worm `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A coleopterous insect of the genus Lampyris; esp. , the wingless females and larvæ of the two European species (L. noctiluca, and L. splendidula ), which emit light from some of the abdominal segments. Like a glowworm in the night, The which hath fire in darkness, none in light. Shak.
Note: The male is winged, and is supposed to be attracted by the light of the female. In America, the luminous larvæ of several species of fireflies and fire beetles are called glowworms. Both sexes of these are winged when mature. See Firefly.
New American Oxford Dictionary
glowworm
glow worm |ˈglōˌwərm ˈɡloʊwərm | ▶noun a soft-bodied beetle with luminescent organs in the abdomen, esp. the larvalike wingless female, which emits light to attract the flying male. [Families Lampyridae and Phengodidae: several genera numerous species including the American Zarhipis integripennis. ]
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
glowworm
gl ó w w ò rm 名詞 C ツチボタル 〘夜間地中で微光を発するホタルの幼虫および雌; →firefly 〙.
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