Shaped like a crescent or having crescent-like characteristics; resembling a crescent in form.
From 'crescent' (Latin crescens) combined with the Greek suffix '-oid' (meaning 'resembling' or 'like'). The '-oid' suffix is used in scientific terminology to describe similar but not identical forms.
The '-oid' suffix is one of science's favorite tools—it lets researchers describe things that are almost, but not quite, something else, like humanoid robots or asteroid shapes.
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