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glow-wormWingless female of any of a large number of luminous beetles (fireflies). The luminous organs, situated under the abdomen, at the end of the body, give off a greenish glow at night and attract winged males for mating. There are about 2,000 species of glow-worms, distributed worldwide. (Family Lampyridae.) |
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The glow-worm light was waning too, but it was still there. The glow-worm fight was waning too, but it was still there. Towards midnight, however, it disappeared, or, to use a more appropriate term, it "died out" like a large glow-worm. |
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