What does luna mean?
Luna means (entomology) A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna..
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/ˈluːnə/ · noun
(entomology) A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna..
On the previous evening we had discovered with delight a luna with the fabulous moons, one on each pale green wing.
Spray BT on your young oak to protect against gypsy moths, and you wipe out future lunas, cecropias, and everything else on the leaves, along with the pests.
“Gee,” whispered Oliver. He sat there staring. “A luna! I never thought I’d see a real luna!”
The Bread of Angels is first taken from the tabernacle, where it rests in the luna, and placed upon the altar, covered with a corporal. After genuflecting, the priest puts the luna containing the Blessed Sacrament on its throne—the monstrance—and elevates it […]
This receptacle is called a “luna” or “lunula” (a moon, or a little moon), and has glass on either side, so that the Host may be seen when enclosed therein. […] ¶ […] ¶ The ciborium, the pyx and luna of the ostensorium are blessed with a simpler formula than that used for the chalice, and […] ¶ […] ¶ The chalice, the paten, the luna and the pyx are sacred things, true sacramentals, and are worthy of deepest reverence; for […]
The luna, which is a piece of glass in the shape of a moon, contains the Blessed Sacrament, previously consecrated. The luna is then placed in the middle of the sunburst of the monstrance.
There are several reasons why the Hawaiian-born Japanese boys and girls do not take kindly to plantation labor, but one of the chief reasons is the objection to the kind of lunas who oversee the work of the laborers.
[…] haoles could not visualize Chinese or Japanese in positions of authority. And from sad experience, the great plantation owners had discovered that the Americans they could get to serve as lunas were positively no good. Capable Americans expected office jobs and incapable ones were unable to control the Oriental […]
Use luna when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Luna means (entomology) A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna..
Common synonyms include lunette, lunula.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
On the previous evening we had discovered with delight a luna with the fabulous moons, one on each pale green wing.
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