lanthorn-fly

noun

A firefly

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Meanings

nounlanthorn-fly (plural lanthorn-flies)

plural lanthorn-flies

  1. archaicA firefly

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

    1734, William Stukeley, Of the Gout, page 50

Origin

From lanthorn + fly.

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APA

lanthorn-fly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanthorn-fly

MLA

“lanthorn-fly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanthorn-fly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lanthorn-fly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanthorn-fly.

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