Pecten
Pronunciation : Pec"ten
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. pecten, -inis, a comb, a kind of shellfish. See Pectinate.]
Definition : 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. (Zo?l.)
Defn: Any species of bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten, and numerous allied genera (family Pectinid?); a scallop. See Scallop.
3. (Zo?l.)
Defn: The comb of a scorpion. See Comb, 4 (b).
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913