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luna.

A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈluːnə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlʉwnə/British, Southern, Standard/ˈlunə/General-American/ˈlʉːnə/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna.

  2. A lunette: a crescent-shaped receptacle, often glass, for holding the (consecrated) host (the bread of communion) upright when exposed in the monstrance.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin lūna (“moon; month; crescent”).

noun
  1. A foreman on a plantation.

    Hawaii
Where this word comes from

From Hawaiian luna (“leader; supervisor”).

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