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Definitions for Pecten

[1] Zoology , Anatomy . a comblike part or process. a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
[2] any bivalve mollusk of the genus Pecten; scallop.
[3] a comblike structure in the eye of birds and reptiles, consisting of a network of blood vessels projecting inwards from the retina, which it is thought to supply with oxygen
[4] any other comblike part or organ
[5] any scallop of the genus Pecten, which swim by expelling water from their shell valves in a series of snapping motions

Words nearby Pecten

pecos bill, pecquet, pecs, pectase, pectate, pecten, pecten band, pectenitis, pectenosis, pectic, pectic acid

Origin of Pecten

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin pecten comb, rake, scallop, pubes, akin to pectere, Greek pékein to comb, card

Word origin for Pecten

C18: from Latin: a comb, from pectere, related to Greek pekein to comb