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pectinate definition

pec·ti·nate (pek′tə nāt′)

adjective

having toothlike projections like those on a comb
also pectinated pec′·ti·nat′ed

Etymology: L pectinatus, pp. of pectinare, to comb < pecten: see pecten

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