glow-worm
/ˈgləʊwɜːm/noun
1- a soft-bodied beetle with luminescent organs in the abdomen, especially the larvalike wingless female which emits light to attract the flying male萤火虫。
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- Families Lampyridae (in particular the European Lampyris noctiluca) and Phengodidae (in particular the American Zarhipis integripennis).萤科（尤指欧洲的欧洲萤）和花萤科（尤指美洲的西部条带萤火虫）。