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glassworm

glassworm noun: a phantom midge larva in the family Chaoboridae, which lives in freshwater and is nearly transparent.

glassworm: a phantom midge larva in the family Chaoboridae, which lives in freshwater and is nearly transparent
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Noun

glassworm (plural glassworms)

  1. A phantom midge larva in the family Chaoboridae, which lives in freshwater and is nearly transparent.
  2. An arrow worm in the phylum Chaetognatha, part of the marine zooplankton.

Forms of glassworm

pluralglassworms

Questions about glassworm

What does glassworm mean?
Glassworm means a phantom midge larva in the family Chaoboridae, which lives in freshwater and is nearly transparent.
What part of speech is glassworm?
Glassworm is a noun.
What is the plural of glassworm?
The plural of glassworm is glassworms.

Words near glassworm in the dictionary

  1. glasswork
  2. glassworker
  3. glassworkers
  4. glassworking
  5. glassworks
  6. glassworm
  7. glassworms
  8. glasswort
  9. glassworts
  10. glassy
  11. glassy carbon

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