Pecten Synonyms & Definitions

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• PectenDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) The comb of a scorpion. See Comb, 4 (b).
2. (n.) 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.
3. (n.) The pubic bone.
4. (n.) Any species of bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten, and numerous allied genera (family Pectinidae); a scallop. See Scallop.