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dismalites

dismalites is the plural of dismalite.

Meaning of dismalite

Noun

dismalite (plural dismalites)

  1. The carnivorous larva of the gnat Orfelia fultoni, which emits bright, blue light via bioluminescence.
    • Although the creatures known locally as Dismalites are "close cousins" of rare glowworms found in Australia and New Zealand, they are actually fly larvae related to fungus gnats, said Auburn University entomologist Gary Mullen, who has studied the insects.2010, Kelly Kazek, Forgotten Tales of Alabama (ebook), Arcadia Publishing Incorporated, unnumbered page

Questions about dismalites

What is dismalites the plural of?
Dismalites is the plural of dismalite.

Words near dismalites in the dictionary

  1. dismalise
  2. dismalised
  3. dismalises
  4. dismalising
  5. dismalite
  6. dismalites
  7. dismalities
  8. dismality
  9. dismalize
  10. dismalized
  11. dismalizes

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