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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