"fingernail moon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fingernail moons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fingernail moon (plural fingernail moons)
  1. A lunula of a fingernail.
    Sense id: en-fingernail_moon-en-noun-ukGzAG-4
  2. (rare) The earliest phase of a crescent moon. Tags: rare Synonyms: sliver moon, thumbnail moon
    Sense id: en-fingernail_moon-en-noun-7fUEfDpz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98

Inflected forms

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