lunule

Meaning

  1. Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula or lune.
  2. A special area in front of the beak of many bivalve shells, sometimes shaped like a double crescent, but more often heart-shaped.

Translations

ημισέληνος

μισοφέγγαρο

Lúnula

media luna

Etymology

Borrowed from French lunule, from Latin lūnula, diminutive of lūna (“moon”).

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