noun · Animals

glowworm

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The meaning (definition) of the word glowworm

a tiny bug that lights up at night

The word glowworm used in a sentence

A glowworm shines like a tiny star at night.

Words that mean the same as glowworm (synonyms)

fireflylightning bug

The plural of the word glowworm

glowworms

How the word glowworm is said around the world

Frenchver luisant (ver leweezahn)
Spanishluciérnaga (loothyayrnahghah)
Mandarin萤火虫 (yíng huǒ chóng)
Hindiजुगनू (gyuugnoo)
Arabicدودة متوهجة (doodt mtoohjt)
Russianсветлячок (svetliachok)
Portuguese (EU)pirilampo (peereeluhnmpuu)
Portuguese (BR)pirilampo (peereeluhnmpuu)
Japaneseホタル (hotaru)
GermanGlühwürmchen (glewvurmhyuhn)
Urduچمکنے والا کیڑا (kyumuhknay vahlah keerah)
Punjabiਗਲੋਵਰਮ (gulohvuhruhm)
Korean반딧불이 (bandisbuli)
Hebrewזוהר
Greekπυγολαμπίδα (pugolampida)
Dutchglimworm (ghlimvawrm)
Tagalogbulate ng liwanag (boolahtuh engay leewahnahg)
Vietnameseđom đóm (dawm dawurm)
Turkishateşböceği (ahteshberjayi)
Persianکرم شب‌تاب (kahrahm shahbtahb)
Polishrobaczek świętojański (rawbahchek shfyentawyahnyskee)
Ukrainianсвітлячок (svitlyachok)
Bengaliজোনাকি (gyohnahkee)
Swedishlysmask (lewsmahsk)
Italianlucciola (loochohlah)

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