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Pecten
1.
(Anat.)
(a)
A vascular pigmented membrane projecting into the vitreous humor within the globe of the eye in birds, and in many reptiles and fishes; – also called
marsupium
. (b)
The pubic bone.
2.
(Zool.)
Any species of bivalve mollusks of the genus
Pecten
, and numerous allied genera (family Pectinidæ
); a scallop. See Scallop
. Definition 2024
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See also: Pecten
English
Pecten maximus Pilgermuschel, a scallop
Noun
pecten (plural pectens)
- (anatomy, obsolete) The bones in the hand between the wrist and the fingers.
- (anatomy) The pubic bone.
- (zoology) One of the genus Pecten of scallops.
Latin
Etymology
See pecto (“I comb”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpek.ten/
Noun
pecten m (genitive pectinis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pecten | pectinēs |
| genitive | pectinis | pectinum |
| dative | pectinī | pectinibus |
| accusative | pectinem | pectinēs |
| ablative | pectine | pectinibus |
| vocative | pecten | pectinēs |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- pecten in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pecten in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- PECTEN in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “pecten”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- pecten in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pecten in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin