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common glow-worm

common glow-worm noun: a European firefly species, Lampyris noctiluca.

common glow-worm: a European firefly species, Lampyris noctiluca
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Noun

common glow-worm (plural common glow-worms)

  1. A European firefly species, Lampyris noctiluca.

Forms of common glow-worm

pluralcommon glow-worms

Questions about common glow-worm

What does common glow-worm mean?
Common glow-worm means a European firefly species, Lampyris noctiluca.
What part of speech is common glow-worm?
Common glow-worm is a noun.
What is the plural of common glow-worm?
The plural of common glow-worm is common glow-worms.

Words near common glow-worm in the dictionary

  1. Common Germanic
  2. common gibbon
  3. common gibbons
  4. common glider
  5. common gliders
  6. common glow-worm
  7. common glow-worms
  8. common glowworm
  9. common glowworms
  10. common goldeneye
  11. common goldeneyes

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