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    LANTERN-FLY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    lantern-fly; lantern fly

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    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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