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noun(lan-tern)a usually portable protective case for a light with transparent openings
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noun(lan-tern)lighthouse
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noun(lan-tern)the chamber in a lighthouse containing the light
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noun(lan-tern)any of a family (Myctophidae) of small deep-sea bony fishes that have a large mouth, large eyes, and usually numerous photophores
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noun(lan-tern)any of several large brightly marked homopterous insects (family Fulgoridae) having the front of the head prolonged into a hollow structure
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noun(lan-tern)an undershot jaw
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noun(lan-tern)a collapsible translucent covering for a light
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noun(lan-tern)a lantern that can be closed to conceal the light
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noun(lan-tern)ignis fatuus
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noun(lan-tern)a lantern made of a pumpkin usually cut to resemble a human face
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noun(lan-tern)a large orangish gill fungus (Omphalotus olearius synonym Clitocybe illudens) that is poisonous and luminescent
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noun(lan-tern)ignis fatuus
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noun(lan-tern)an early form of optical projector of still pictures using a transparent slide