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PECTEN
Etymology
Noun
pecten (plural pectens or pectines)
(anatomy, obsolete) The bones in the hand between the wrist and the fingers.
(anatomy) The pubic bone.
(anatomy) A comb structure.
(zoology) One of the genus Pecten of scallops.
Source: Wiktionary
Pec"ten, n. Etym: [L. pecten, -inis, a comb, a kind of shellfish. See Pectinate.]
1. (Anat.) (a) 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. (b) The pubic bone.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any species of bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten, and numerous allied genera (family Pectinidæ); a scallop. See Scallop.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The comb of a scorpion. See Comb, 4 (b).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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