pectines

[pek-tuhn]

pec·ten

[pek-tuhn]
noun, plural pec·tens, pec·ti·nes [-tuh-neez] .
1.
Zoology, Anatomy.
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 reptiles.
2.
any bivalve mollusk of the genus Pecten; scallop.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin pecten comb, rake, scallop, pubes, akin to pectere, Greek pékein to comb, card
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Pectines is always a great word to know.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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