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lunule

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English

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Orange lunules on a butterfly
The lunule of a shell

Etymology

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

Noun

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lunule (plural lunules)

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

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References

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French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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lunule f (plural lunules)

  1. lunule

Further reading

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Italian

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Noun

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lunule f

  1. plural of lunula