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lantern fly

lan·tern fly
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lan-tern flahy]
    • /ˈlæn tərn flaɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lan-tern flahy]
    • /ˈlæn tərn flaɪ/

Definitions of lantern fly words

  • noun plural lantern fly any of several large tropical insects of the family Fulgoridae, formerly thought to be luminescent. 1
  • noun lantern fly any of various tropical insects of the homopterous family Fulgoridae, many species of which have a snoutlike process formerly thought to emit light 0
  • noun lantern fly any of various large, brightly colored South American homopteran insects (family Fulgoridae) having a long head with a hollow part formerly thought to emit light 0

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Origin of lantern fly

First appearance:

before 1745
One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1745-55; lantern + fly2

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Parts of speech for Lantern fly

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lantern fly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for lantern fly

noun lantern fly

  • fire beetle — any of numerous click beetles of the genus Pyrophorus, of tropical America, having luminous reddish or greenish spots on the body.
  • firefly — any nocturnal beetle of the family Lampyridae, characterized by a soft body with a light-producing organ at the rear of the abdomen.
  • fireworm — the larva of any of several moths, as Rhopobota naevana (black-headed fireworm) which feeds on the leaves of cranberries and causes them to wither.
  • glowworm — the wingless female or larva of the European beetle, Lampyris noctiluca, which emits a sustained greenish light.
  • lampyrid — any of several beetles of the family Lampyridae, comprising the fireflies.

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