glowworm meaning in Tamil
மின்மினி miṉmiṉi
glowworm in Tamil: மின்மினி (miṉmiṉi), மின்மினிப் பூச்சி (miṉmiṉip pūcci), கண்ணாம் பூச்சி (kaṇṇām pūcci), கீடமணி (kīṭamaṇi). 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.
Tamil words for glowworm
- beetle larva or female
- மின்மினி miṉmiṉi, மின்மினிப் பூச்சி miṉmiṉip pūcci, கண்ணாம் பூச்சி kaṇṇām pūcci, கீடமணி kīṭamaṇi, அலத்தி alatti, ஞலவல் ñalaval
English meaning of glowworm
- 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.
- 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 Tamil
- What is the meaning of glowworm in Tamil?
- Glowworm in Tamil is மின்மினி (miṉmiṉi), மின்மினிப் பூச்சி (miṉmiṉip pūcci), கண்ணாம் பூச்சி (kaṇṇām pūcci), கீடமணி (kīṭamaṇi).
- glowworm என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Glowworm: மின்மினி (miṉmiṉi), மின்மினிப் பூச்சி (miṉmiṉip pūcci), கண்ணாம் பூச்சி (kaṇṇām pūcci), கீடமணி (kīṭamaṇi).
- 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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