Lanthorn-fly

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A firefly archaic

    "Glow-worms, lanthorn-flys may be call'd a living phosphorous"

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"Glow-worms, lanthorn-flys may be call'd a living phosphorous"

Etymology

From lanthorn + fly.

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