glowworm

Plural: glowworms

Noun

• A luminous insect, often the larva or wingless female beetle.
• the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly
• The larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families Phengodidae or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.
• A carnivorous gnat larva in the keroplatid genus Arachnocampa that spins threads to capture insects attracted by its glow.

Examples

• She strategically placed GLOWWORM to connect two triple-word scores.

Related Words

firefly