pecten Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pec"ten noun
Etymology
L. pecten, -inis, a comb, a kind of shellfish. See Pectinate.
Definitions
  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. (Zoöl.) Any species of bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten, and numerous allied genera (family Pectinidæ); a scallop. See Scallop.
  3. (Zoöl.) The comb of a scorpion. See Comb, 4 (b).

Webster 1913