[gloh-wurm] 
| 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. |
| glow·worm (glō'wûrm') n. Any of various luminous female beetles or beetle larvae of the families Phengodidae and Lampyridae, especially the larva or wingless grublike female of a firefly. |
