pecten

(pektən)

noun pl. pectines

  1. a vascular mass of tissue on the retina of the eye of many birds and reptiles
  2. any comblike structure, as a part of the stridulating organ of some spiders

Origin: L, a comb < pectere, to comb < IE base *pe-, to pull wool or hair, shorn animal, cattle > fee

See pecten in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. pec·tens or pec·ti·nes (-tə-nēzˌ)
  1. A body structure or organ resembling a comb, as the ridged part of the eyelid of reptiles and birds.
  2. A scallop of the genus Pecten.

Origin:

Origin: Latin pecten, pectin-, comb

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