"pectinal" meaning in All languages combined

See pectinal on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more pectinal [comparative], most pectinal [superlative]
Etymology: Latin pecten (“comb”). See pectinate. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-adj}} pectinal (comparative more pectinal, superlative most pectinal)
  1. Of or relating to a comb; resembling a comb.
    Sense id: en-pectinal-en-adj-aCJO2Sho Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53

Noun [English]

Forms: pectinals [plural]
Etymology: Latin pecten (“comb”). See pectinate. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} pectinal (plural pectinals)
  1. A fish whose bones resemble the teeth of a comb.
    Sense id: en-pectinal-en-noun-9qXfPx4q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 30 70

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for pectinal meaning in All languages combined (2.4kB)

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