LANTERN FLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lantern fly mean? 

• LANTERN FLY (noun)
  The noun LANTERN FLY has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: LANTERN FLY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LANTERN FLY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

lantern-fly; lantern fly

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)