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pecten
CIDE DICTIONARY
pecten, n. [L. pecten, -inis, a comb, a kind of shellfish. See Pectinate.].
- A vascular pigmented membrane projecting into the vitreous humor within the globe of the eye in birds, and in many reptiles and fishes; -- also called
marsupium . [1913 Webster] - Any species of bivalve mollusks of the genus
Pecten , and numerous allied genera (familyPectinidæ ); a scallop. See Scallop. [1913 Webster] - The comb of a scorpion. See Comb, 4
(b) . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pecten, n. (pl. pectens or pectines) Zool.
1 a comblike structure of various kinds in animal bodies.
2 any bivalve mollusc of the genus Pecten. Also called SCALLOP.
1 a comblike structure of various kinds in animal bodies.
2 any bivalve mollusc of the genus Pecten. Also called SCALLOP.
Derivative
pectinate adj. pectinated adj. pectination n. (all in sense 1).
Etymology
L pecten pectinis comb
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