Meanings
nounlantern beetle (plural lantern beetles)
plural lantern beetles
- Any of several kinds of planthoppers with a protrusion on the head resembling a lantern.
Synonyms: lanternfly
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several kinds of planthoppers with a protrusion on the head resembling a lantern.
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Translations
German Laternenträger
- LaternenträgerSeveral kinds of cicadas
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lantern beetle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lantern%20beetle
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“lantern beetle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lantern%20beetle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lantern beetle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lantern%20beetle.
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