luna moth
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of luna moth
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Her videos are likewise full of morphing and empathic imagery, like a luna moth hatching from a ponytail.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
The Sea Snail is laughably mechanical, and the luna moth, which propels Harrison home to Puddleby-on-the-Marsh, looks like a five-and-ten windup toy left over from someone's Christmas stocking.
From Time Magazine Archive
In one is a World War Two airplane, in the style of a cigarette card; in the other is a large pale-green luna moth.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
My favorite is the luna moth, huge and pale green, with crescents on the wings.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
So I constructed the luna moth advertisement to draw him, and when I got a reply from Mr. Ross, who is a fellow-tenant of Mr. Dorr's, the chain was complete.
From Average Jones by Adams, Samuel Hopkins
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