Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lantern beetle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: lantern bee-tle
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several kinds of planthoppers with a protrusion on the head resembling a lantern.

Inflected Forms

lantern beetles (plural)

Synonyms

lanternfly

Questions

What does lantern beetle mean?: Any of several kinds of planthoppers with a protrusion on the head resembling a lantern.

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