halfmoon

noun

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

noun

1. the moon when, at either quadrature, half its disk is illuminated.
2. the phase of the moon at this time.
3. something having the shape of a half-moon or crescent.

noun

1. the moon at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated
2. the time at which a half-moon occurs
3. 1. something shaped like a half-moon
   2. (as modifier)half-moon spectacles
4. anatomy a nontechnical name for lunula