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Pecten   Listen
noun
Pecten  n.  
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 Pectinidae); a scallop. See Scallop.
3.
(Zool.) The comb of a scorpion. See Comb, 4 (b).






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