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What (who) is Pecten - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Pecten (disambiguation); Pectin (disambiguation)
pecten
['p?kt?n]
¦ noun (plural pectens or pectines -t?ni:z) Zoology
1. a comb-like structure or appendage.
2. a scallop. [Genus Pecten.]
Derivatives
pectinate -n?t adjective
pectinated adjective
pectination noun
Origin
ME (denoting the metacarpus): from L. pecten, pectin- 'a comb'.
Pecten
·noun The pubic bone.
II. Pecten ·noun The comb of a scorpion. ·see Comb, 4 (b).
III. Pecten ·noun Any species of bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten, and numerous allied genera (family Pectinidae); a scallop. ·see Scallop.
IV. Pecten ·noun 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.
Pecten excavatus
SPECIES OF MOLLUSC
User:KDS4444/Pecten excavatus
Pecten excavatus is a species of scallop, marine bivalve molluscs in the taxonomic family Pectinidae.
