luna moth

Lu·na moth

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [loo-nuh mawth, moth]
- /ˈlu nə mɔθ, mɒθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [loo-nuh mawth, moth]
- /ˈlu nə mɔθ, mɒθ/

Definitions of luna moth words

noun luna moth a large, pale-green, American moth, Actias luna, having purple-brown markings, lunate spots, and long tails. 1
noun luna moth a large American saturniid moth, Tropaea (or Actias) luna, having light green wings with a yellow crescent-shaped marking on each forewing 0
noun luna moth a large, North American moth (Actias luna) with crescent-marked, pastel-green wings, the hind pair of which end in elongated tails 0
noun luna moth (entomology) A large, green American moth, Actias luna, that has crescent-shaped marks on its wings. 0

See all 4 definitions of luna moth

Information block about the term

Origin of luna moth

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1850-55

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Luna moth

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Luna moth

luna moth popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

luna moth usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer