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Pecten

//ˈpɛktɪn// noun

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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.

Etymology

From Latin pecten (“comb”).

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