- Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a
lunula, a lune. - A lune. See Lune. - A small or narrow crescent. - 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.
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