LANTERN FLY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light

Synonyms:

lantern-fly; lantern fly

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("lantern fly" is a kind of...):

plant hopper; planthopper (related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants)

Holonyms ("lantern fly" is a member of...):

family Fulgoridae; Fulgoridae (plant hoppers: lantern flies)

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