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| cecropia moth |
(sometimes cap.) a very large North American moth that has wide brown wings with crescent-shaped red and black markings. |
| croissant |
a roll in the shape of a crescent, made of leavened dough or puff pastry. |
| luna moth |
a large pale-green North American moth with a crescent-shaped spot on each wing and long tail-like projections on the hind wings. |
| lunate |
crescent-shaped. |
| meniscus |
anything in the shape of a crescent. [1/3 definitions] |
| sickle |
something shaped like this tool, such as a crescent moon, or having a similar function, such as the cutting bars of a reaper. [1/2 definitions] |
| tiara |
a crescent-shaped, usu. jewelled crown worn as an ornament by women on formal occasions. [1/2 definitions] |
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