glowworm
[
gloh
-wurm]
/ˈgloʊˌwɜrm/
noun
1.
the wingless female or larva of the European beetle,
Lampyris noctiluca,
which emits a sustained greenish light.
2.
any of various other beetle larvae or wingless females that emit a glow rather than a flash of light.
Origin
1300-50;
Middle English. See
glow
,
worm
Examples from the web for
glowworm
The
glowworm
glow is fainter than that of fireflies.