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LUNA MOTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does luna moth mean? 

LUNA MOTH (noun)
  The noun LUNA MOTH has 1 sense:

1. large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each forewingplay

  Familiarity information: LUNA MOTH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LUNA MOTH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each forewing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Actias luna; luna moth

Hypernyms ("luna moth" is a kind of...):

saturniid; saturniid moth (large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons)

Holonyms ("luna moth" is a member of...):

Actias; genus Actias (luna moths)


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