LUNULATE; LUNULATED
Lu"nu*late, Lu"nu*la`ted, a. Etym: [See Lunula.] (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Defn: Resembling a small crescent. Gray.
LUNULE
Lu"nule, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. lunula, dim. of luna moon.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula, a lune.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: 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.
LUNULET
Lu"nu*let, n. Etym: [Dim. of lunule.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small spot, shaped like a half-moon or crescent; as, the lunulet on the wings of many insects.