Meaning Of The Word Lantern fly

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lantern fly in American English
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

lantern fly in British English
noun: any of various tropical insects of the homopterous family Fulgoridae, many species of which have a snoutlike process formerly thought to emit light

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