Lunule

Definition:

  • (n.) Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula, a lune.
  • (n.) A lune. See Lune.
  • (n.) A small or narrow crescent.
  • (n.) A special area in front of the beak of many bivalve shells. It sometimes has the shape of a double crescent, but is oftener heart-shaped. See Illust. of Bivalve.

Compare lunule with other words:

lunule vs. lunulet

lunulae vs. lunule

lucule vs. lunule

lunule vs. shell

bivalve vs. lunule

beak vs. lunule

lune vs. lunule

crescent vs. lunule

lunula vs. lunule