lantern fly

1. 1.

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

   Synonymslantern-fly

   Broaderplant hopper

   Part ofFulgoridae

Questions about lantern fly

What does lantern fly mean?

lantern fly means "large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light".

What is another word for lantern fly?

Close synonyms include lantern-fly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.