Thesaurus: lunule

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1. n. Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula, a lune.
2. n. A lune. See Lune.
3. n. A small or narrow crescent.
4. 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.
5. n. the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail
6. 1. (Anat.) Anything crescent-shaped">crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula, a lune. 2. (Chem.) A lune. See Lune. 3. (Zoöl.) (a) A small or narrow crescent. (b) 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.
7. Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; alunula, a lune.
8. n the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail