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lantern fly
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lantern fly
n.
Any of various chiefly tropical insects of the family Fulgoridae that have an enlarged, elongated head, once thought to be luminescent.
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Noun1.lantern flylantern fly - large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light
lantern-fly
plant hopper, planthopper - related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants
family Fulgoridae, Fulgoridae - plant hoppers: lantern flies
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