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common glowworm

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A wingless larviform female of the European firefly species, Lampyris noctiluca, which glows in the dark due to bioluminescence.

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  • Estonian: jaanimardikas — Lampyris noctiluca
  • Finnish: kiiltomato — Lampyris noctiluca
  • Polish: świetlik świętojański — Lampyris noctiluca
  • Polish: robaczek świętojański — Lampyris noctiluca
  • Russian: обыкнове́нный светля́к (obyknovénnyj svetlják) — Lampyris noctiluca
  • Russian: ива́нов червячо́к (ivánov červjačók) — Lampyris noctiluca
  • Russian: ива́новский червячо́к (ivánovskij červjačók) — Lampyris noctiluca
  • Swedish: vanlig lysmask — Lampyris noctiluca
  • Swedish: stor lysmask — Lampyris noctiluca