l splendidula

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l splendidula - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Glowworm \Glow"worm`\, n. (Zool.)
     A coleopterous insect of the genus Lampyris; esp., the
     wingless females and larv[ae] of the two European species
     (L. noctiluca, and L. splendidula), which emit light from
     some of the abdominal segments.
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           Like a glowworm in the night,
           The which hath fire in darkness, none in light. --Shak.
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     Note: The male is winged, and is supposed to be attracted by
           the light of the female. In America, the luminous
           larv[ae] of several species of fireflies and fire
           beetles are called glowworms. Both sexes of these are
           winged when mature. See Firefly.
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