lantern-fly

Definitions of lantern-fly
  1. noun
    large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light
    synonyms: lantern fly
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    type of:
    plant hopper, planthopper
    related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants
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