'Pecten' definitions:

Definition of 'Pecten'

From: GCIDE
  • Pecten \Pec"ten\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) Any species of bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten, and numerous allied genera (family Pectinid[ae]); a scallop. See Scallop. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Zool.) The comb of a scorpion. See Comb, 4 (b) . [1913 Webster]

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