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glowworm meaning in Malayalam

മിന്നാമിനുങ്ങ് minnāminuṅṅŭ

glowworm in Malayalam: മിന്നാമിനുങ്ങ് (minnāminuṅṅŭ). In English, glowworm means the larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families Phengodidae or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.

Malayalam words for glowworm

beetle larva or female
മിന്നാമിനുങ്ങ് minnāminuṅṅŭ

English meaning of glowworm

  1. noun The larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families Phengodidae or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.
  2. noun A carnivorous gnat larva in the keroplatid genus Arachnocampa that spins threads to capture insects attracted by its glow.

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Questions about glowworm in Malayalam

What is the meaning of glowworm in Malayalam?
Glowworm in Malayalam is മിന്നാമിനുങ്ങ് (minnāminuṅṅŭ).
glowworm എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Glowworm: മിന്നാമിനുങ്ങ് (minnāminuṅṅŭ).
What does glowworm mean in English?
Glowworm means the larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families Phengodidae or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.

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