A coleopterous insect (Lampyris noctiluca, Linn.), the female of which emits a shining green light from the extremity of the abdomen. The female is…
| 单词 | θ35912 |
| 释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Diversicornia > family Lampyridae > lampyris noctiluca (glow-worm) (12) glow-wormc1320 A coleopterous insect (Lampyris noctiluca, Linn.), the female of which emits a shining green light from the extremity of the abdomen. The female is… gold worm?c1475 the common glow-worm of Europe, Lampyris noctiluca. glowbard?a1500 A glow-worm. silver-worm?a1500 a glow-worm. glose-worm1519 = glow-worm, n. glass-worm1552 the glow-worm (cf. glare-worm n. at glare, v. compounds 2, glaze-worm n. at glaze, n. compounds 2). glaze-worm1578 a glow-worm: cf. glass-worm n. at glass, n.1 compounds 3. glare-worm1607 a glow-worm (cf. glaze-worm n. at glaze, n. compounds 2, glass-worm n. at glass, n.1 compounds 3). night-worm1774 (a) a treacherous comrade; (b) a prostitute; (c) a glow-worm; (d) rare an earthworm that comes out at night. glow-bug1781 = glow-beetle n. fireworm1821 Chiefly poetic. A firefly, a glow-worm. rare. glow-beetle1860 = glow-worm, n. |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。