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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The bones in the hand between the wrist and the fingers. obsolete
2. 2
   The pubic bone.
3. 3
   A comb structure.
4. 4
   Short for pecten oculi abbreviation, alt-of
5. 5
   One of the genus Pecten of scallops.

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Etymology

From Latin pecten (“comb”).

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