phengodid

English

Etymology

Clipping of translingual Phengodidae, from Ancient Greek φέγγος (phéngos, “light, glow”) (from Proto-Indo-European *(s)phengos-) + -idae.

Noun

phengodid (plural phengodids)

1. (zoology) Any of the family Phengodidae of glowworm beetles.