Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lanthorn-fly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
lan-thorn-fly
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A firefly

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From lanthorn + fly.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lanthorn-flies (plural)

Questions

What does lanthorn-fly mean?
A firefly
Where does lanthorn-fly come from?
From lanthorn + fly.

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