"lanthorn-fly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lanthorn-flies [plural]
Etymology: From lanthorn + fly. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lanthorn|fly}} lanthorn + fly Head templates: {{en-noun}} lanthorn-fly (plural lanthorn-flies)
  1. (archaic) A firefly Tags: archaic Categories (lifeform): Elateroid beetles
    Sense id: en-lanthorn-fly-en-noun-bt5scvsY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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