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kachina: Etymology: Hopi qacína 1 : one of the deified ancestral spirits believed among the Hopi and other Pueblo Indians to visit the pueblos at intervals 2 : one of the elaborately masked kachina impersonators that dance at agricultural ceremonies 3 : a doll representing a kachina
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supernova: Etymology: New Latin 1 : the explosion of a very large star in which the star may reach a maximum intrinsic luminosity one billion times that of the sun 2 : one that explodes into prominence or popularity
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terracide: terra - land cide - 1 : killer (insecticide) 2 : killing (suicide; homicide) Some people say she means killing the moon |