MOONBEAM

moonbeam, moon ray, moon-ray

(noun) a ray of moonlight

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

moonbeam (plural moonbeams)

A shaft of moonlight.

Moonlight generally.

Any of various Australasian lycaenid butterflies of the genus Philiris.

Synonyms

• moon ray

Source: Wiktionary


Moon"beam`, n.

Definition: A ray of light from the moon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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