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Scallop
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pecten
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A pecten (plural, pectins ) is a comb -like structure, widely found in the biological world. Although the structures look similar, they have a varied range of uses, from grooming and filtering to sensory adaptations ,
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context anatomy obsolete English) The bones in the hand between the wrist and the fingers. 2 (context anatomy English) The pubic bone. 3 (context zoology English) One of the genus ''Pecten'' of scallops.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pecten \Pec"ten\, n. [L. pecten, -inis, a comb, a kind of shellfish. See Pectinate .] (Anat.) 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 ...
Usage examples of pecten.
It consists of a horse-shoe arch, the face of which is ornamented with gilded glass mosaic, forming the entrance to a semi-circular recess beautifully adorned with arabesques and inscriptions, the top of the dome being a large white marble slab hollowed out in the form of a pecten shell.