halfmoon

American

[haf-moon, hahf-] / ˈhæfˌmun, ˈhɑf- /

noun

an edible fish, Medialuna californiensis, found in southern California, having a slate-gray body.

Etymology

Origin of halfmoon

First recorded in 1490–1500; half + moon

Example Sentences

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Burch’s farewell offering of sparkle and flair was a long, black semi-sheer turtleneck jersey dress, adorned with a sequined fishnet pattern, emblazoned with a silver halfmoon.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2022

And the reason it didn’t move is through the plastic he hadn’t seen to turn a little halfmoon thing that locks those old windows.

From MSNBC • Jun. 11, 2019

Above us were hundreds of wheeling birds and an early halfmoon.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dumbledore beamed at him, peering over the top of his halfmoon spectacles.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

They fell at once to swearing as I ordered, and when the round of oaths had ceased, we found a halfmoon bay to beach and moor the ship in, with a fresh spring nearby.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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