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spotted lanternfly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spot-ted lantern-fly
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A planthopper of species Lycorma delicatula, indigenous to parts of Southern China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, that has spread invasively to Japan, South Korea, and the United States.

Inflected Forms

spotted lanternflies (plural)

Phrases

tree of heaven

Frequently Paired Words

tree of heaven

Questions

What does spotted lanternfly mean?
A planthopper of species Lycorma delicatula, indigenous to parts of Southern China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, that has spread invasively to Japan, South Korea, and the United States.

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