Definitions

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  • noun zoology A fish, the glowlight danio (Danio choprai).
  • noun zoology A fish, the glowlight rasbora (Trigonostigma hengeli).

Etymologies

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glow +‎ light

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Examples

  • The knives glinted in either hand, splashed orangey-red now, the edges glinting in the soft glowlight as they moved in small, precise circles.

    The City Who Fought McCaffrey, Anne 1993

  • A small amber glowlight shed minimal illumi­nation on the solid landing below.

    The False Mirror Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1992

  • A small amber glowlight shed minimal illumi-nation on the solid landing below.

    The False Mirror Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1992

  • The Hold's fire lizards had been awakened by the boom of the big message drums and now wheeled about in the glowlight.

    Dragon Drums McCaffrey, Anne, 1926- 1979

  • The Hold's fire lizards had been awakened by the boom of the big message drums and now wheeled about in the glowlight.

    Dragon Drums McCaffrey, Anne, 1926- 1979

  • In the glowlight she could see that the near section of the pool had been sanded high so a bather could stand comfortably.

    DragonFlight McCaffrey, Anne 1968

  • "It's practically bullet proof," said Joe Vivirito, owner of Suffolk County Fish & Reef in Ronkonkoma, N.Y. Vivirito favors the glowlight danio, a recently discovered species that is not dyed, but rather naturally vibrant.

    Berks county news 2008

  • Charge it: To make your glowlight danios more luminous,

    Berks county news 2008

  • Hi, I recently bought some tropical fish for my aquarium - 5 glowlight tetras, and I was wondering if I could feed them vegetables such as peeled sweetcorn, peas, lettuce etc?

    We Blog A Lot 2008

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