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Pecten

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(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.) Any species of bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten, and numerous allied genera (family Pectinidae); a scallop. See Scallop.

(4):

(n.) The pubic bone.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pecten'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pecten.html. 1828.
 
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