lunately

Variant of lunate

lunate definition

lu·nate (lo̵̅o̅′nāt′, -nit)

adjective

crescent-shaped
also lunated lu′·nat′ed

Etymology: L lunatus, pp. of lunare, to bend like a half-moon < luna, the moon

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