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LANTERN FLY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light
Synonyms:
lantern-fly; lantern fly
Classified under:
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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