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lanner
lanneret
lanolin
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Lansing
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lantern
lantern fish
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lantern fly
lan·tern fly (plural lan·tern flies)


noun 
Definition:
 
fly with elongated head resembling lantern: a tropical insect with an elongated head that resembles a lantern and was formerly thought to emit light. Family Fulgoridae.
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