How do you say “glowworm” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "glowworm" in Vietnamese?

"Glowworm" in Vietnamese is đom đóm (a firefly).

“Glowworm” in Vietnamese is đom đóm (a firefly).

Vietnamese words for “glowworm”

đom đómnoun
Hanoi [ʔɗɔm˧˧ ʔɗɔm˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗɔm˧˧ ʔɗɔm˦˥]đom level đóm rising
a firefly
for “glowworm” meaning: 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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