fu̇lˈgȯrəˌdē, ˌfəl- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Fulgora, type genus + -idae
: a family of chiefly tropical often grotesquely formed plant-feeding insects (superfamily Fulguroidea) that have the beak obviously arising from the base of the head and the ocelli near or below the eyes — see lantern fly