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fulgorid, n. and a. Ent.|ˈfʌlgərɪd|
[ad. mod.L. Fulgoridæ, f. the generic name Fulgora, a. L. Fulgora goddess of lightning, f. fulgur lightning: see -id3.]
A. n. An insect of the homopterous family Fulgoridæ which includes the lantern-flies.
B. adj. Belonging to this family.
1893in Funk's Stand. Dict. 1899Cambr. Nat. Hist. VI. 576 The wax of Fulgorids is used by the Chinese for candles. 1913Zoologist 4th Ser. XVII. 281 Some notes on a Luminous South African Fulgorid Insect (Rhinortha Guttata). Ibid. 289 With approach of cold weather all signs of the Fulgorid parasites disappeared. 1923H. M. Lefroy Man. Ent. 259 Some Fulgorids are quite small, others are very large: the Lantern-flies are included in this family; they were so called because the front of the head, extending into a bladder-like structure, was believed to be luminous. 1926E. O. Essig Insects Western N. Amer. 218 The date fulgorid..is 4–6 mm. long, reddish-brown in the nymphal stage and very dark brown in the adult stage. 1954Borror & DeLong Introd. Study Insects xx. 260 None of the fulgorids is known to be luminescent. |