lunule
- a variation of lunula.
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The lunule appears as a crescent-shaped white area at the proximal edge of the pink-shaded nail.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Frontal fissure: Diptera; the impressed line extending from the frontal lunule to the border of the mouth.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Frontal suture: Diptera; separates the frontal lunule from that part of the head above it: in Coleopteran; = clypeal suture.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
The shells are usually oval, or somewhat heartshaped, with a conspicuous lunule.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section T, U, V, and W by Project Gutenberg
Wings brown, glossed with violet; posterior tailed, with a red margin, beneath with a black spot and red lunule, anal lobe above bronzed, beneath black.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William
