- pectinate claw
- noun
: a claw found in some birds that has a serrate edge and is believed to be used in cleaning the feathers
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Pectinate claw — Pectinate Pec ti*na te, Pectinated Pec ti*na ted, a. [L. pectinatus, p. pr. of pectinare to comb, from pecten, inis, a comb; cf. Gr. ? to comb, AS. feax hair, OHG. fahs, E. paxwax.] 1. Resembling the teeth of a comb. [1913 Webster] 2. (Nat.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pectinate — Pec ti*na te, Pectinated Pec ti*na ted, a. [L. pectinatus, p. pr. of pectinare to comb, from pecten, inis, a comb; cf. Gr. ? to comb, AS. feax hair, OHG. fahs, E. paxwax.] 1. Resembling the teeth of a comb. [1913 Webster] 2. (Nat. Hist.) Having… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pectinated — Pectinate Pec ti*na te, Pectinated Pec ti*na ted, a. [L. pectinatus, p. pr. of pectinare to comb, from pecten, inis, a comb; cf. Gr. ? to comb, AS. feax hair, OHG. fahs, E. paxwax.] 1. Resembling the teeth of a comb. [1913 Webster] 2. (Nat.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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