Glow-worm

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of glowworm. alt-of, alternative

    "One device obtained great admiration: small lights were scattered on the ground, in some of the winding paths of turf, to emulate glow-worms."

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blinkblinkingcandle flycoruscationfire beetlefirefly

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"Tatoeba now resembles a glow-worm: it switches on, off, on, off…."

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