lunule
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French lunule, from Latin lūnula, diminutive of lūna (“moon”).
Noun
[edit]lunule (plural lunules)
- Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula or lune.
- An area in front of the beak of many bivalve shells, sometimes shaped like a double crescent, but more often heart-shaped.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “lunule”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
[edit]Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]lunule f (plural lunules)
Further reading
[edit]- “lunule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]lunule f