"lunule" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈluː.njuːl/ Forms: lunules [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French lunule, from Latin lūnula, diminutive of lūna (“moon”). By surface analysis, luna + -ule. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|lunule}} French lunule, {{der|en|la|lūnula}} Latin lūnula, {{surf|en|luna|-ule}} By surface analysis, luna + -ule Head templates: {{en-noun}} lunule (plural lunules)
  1. Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula or lune.
    Sense id: en-lunule-en-noun-u2TBBwb- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ule, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ule: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. An area in front of the beak of many bivalve shells, sometimes shaped like a double crescent, but more often heart-shaped.
    Sense id: en-lunule-en-noun-SGUCoac5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lunulet, lunulite Related terms: lunar, lunate

Inflected forms

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