"pecten" meaning in English

See pecten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɛktɪn/, /ˈpɛktən/ Forms: pectens [plural], pectines [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktɪn, -ɛktən Etymology: From Latin pecten (“comb”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peḱ- (pluck)}}, {{der|en|la|pecten||comb}} Latin pecten (“comb”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|pectines}} pecten (plural pectens or pectines)
  1. (anatomy, obsolete) The bones in the hand between the wrist and the fingers. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-pecten-en-noun-tHWiSTTX Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 15 29 2 12 29 1 9 1 3 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy) The pubic bone. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-pecten-en-noun-0uxntdTU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 50 4 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 15 29 2 12 29 1 9 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 34 1 13 23 0 10 0 2 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. (anatomy) A comb structure. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-pecten-en-noun-k8yg6uY8 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  4. (zoology) One of the genus Pecten of scallops. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-pecten-en-noun-qD2D~CSn Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 15 29 2 12 29 1 9 1 3 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

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