kandil böceği

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Definition of kandil böceği in Turkish English dictionary

glowworm

{n} a species of fire fly

noctiluca, and L

splendidula, which emit light from some of the abdominal segments

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

the wingless females and larvæ of the two European species L

Any crawling, luminous insect that emits light either continuously or in prolonged glows rather than in the brief flashes characteristic of most fireflies. Glowworms include larvae and adult (often wingless) females of fireflies and certain other beetle species and larvae of certain gnat species. They are widely distributed. The great diversity in the size, number, location, and structure of the bioluminescent organs suggests that the light-producing ability of the various species evolved independently

the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly

{i} wingless female beetle which emits a greenish light from its abdomen

A coleopterous insect of the genus Lampyris; esp

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kandilböceği

glowworm

Hyphenation

kan·dil bö·ce·ği