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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pecten Clintonius — Scallop Scal lop (?; 277), n. [OF. escalope a shell, probably of German or Dutch origin, and akin to E. scale of a fish; cf. D. schelp shell. See {Scale} of a fish, and cf. {Escalop}.] [Written also {scollop}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pecten irradians — Scallop Scal lop (?; 277), n. [OF. escalope a shell, probably of German or Dutch origin, and akin to E. scale of a fish; cf. D. schelp shell. See {Scale} of a fish, and cf. {Escalop}.] [Written also {scollop}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pecten tenuicostatus — Scallop Scal lop (?; 277), n. [OF. escalope a shell, probably of German or Dutch origin, and akin to E. scale of a fish; cf. D. schelp shell. See {Scale} of a fish, and cf. {Escalop}.] [Written also {scollop}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pecten novaezealandiae — Taxobox name = New Zealand scallop image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Bivalvia ordo = Ostreoida subordo = Pectinina superfamilia = Pectinoidea familia = Pectinidae genus = Pecten species = P. novaezealandiae… … Wikipedia
Pecten jacobaeus — Taxobox name = Pecten jacobaeus regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Bivalvia ordo = Ostreoida subordo = Pectinina superfamilia = Pectinoidea familia = Pectinidae genus = Pecten species = P. jacobaeus binomial = Pectenn jacobaeus… … Wikipedia
pecten — /pek teuhn/, n., pl. pectens, pectines / teuh neez /. 1. Zool., Anat. a. a comblike part or process. b. a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and… … Universalium
pecten — [ pɛktɛn] noun (plural pectens or pectines tɪni:z) Zoology 1》 a comb like structure or appendage. 2》 a scallop. [Genus Pecten.] Derivatives pectinate nət adjective pectinated adjectiv … English new terms dictionary
pecten — n. (pl. pectens or pectines) Zool. 1 a comblike structure of various kinds in animal bodies. 2 any bivalve mollusc of the genus Pecten. Also called SCALLOP. Derivatives: pectinate adj. pectinated adj. pectination n. (all in sense 1). Etymology: L … Useful english dictionary
Pecten irradians — noun a small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America • Syn: ↑bay scallop • Hypernyms: ↑scallop, ↑scollop, ↑escallop • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Pecten … Useful english dictionary
