lantern fly
1lantern fly — n. 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 * * * …
2lantern fly — n. 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 …
3lantern fly — noun large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light • Syn: ↑lantern fly • Hypernyms: ↑plant hopper, ↑planthopper • Member Holonyms: ↑Fulgoridae, ↑family Fulgoridae …
4lantern fly — lanternfly lanternfly, lantern fly lantern fly . (Zo[ o]l.) any one of several species of large, handsome, brightly marked, tropical hemipterous insects of the genera {Laternaria}, {Fulgora}, and allies, of the family {Fulgorid[ae]}. The largest… …
5lantern-fly — noun large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light • Syn: ↑lantern fly • Hypernyms: ↑plant hopper, ↑planthopper • Member Holonyms: ↑Fulgoridae, ↑family Fulgoridae …
6lantern fly — noun Date: circa 1753 any of several large brightly marked homopterous insects (family Fulgoridae) having the front of the head prolonged into a hollow structure …
7lantern fly — noun a brightly coloured tropical bug which typically has a bizarrely shaped head and was formerly thought to be luminescent. [Family Fulgoridae.] …
8lantern fly — /ˈlæntən flaɪ/ (say lantuhn fluy) noun any of certain tropical homopterous insects of the family Fulgoridae, formerly supposed to emit light …
9lantern — n. 1 a a lamp with a transparent usu. glass case protecting a candle flame etc. b a similar electric etc. lamp. c its case. 2 a a raised structure on a dome, room, etc., glazed to admit light. b a similar structure for ventilation etc. 3 the… …
10Fly system — Fly loft of the Theater Bielefeld in Germany A fly system, flying system or theatrical rigging system, is a system of lines (e.g. ropes), blocks (pulleys), counterweights and related devices within a theatre that enable a stage crew to quickly,… …
