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pectens

pectens is the plural of pecten.

Meaning of pecten

Noun

pecten (plural pectens or pectines)

  1. (obsolete) The bones in the hand between the wrist and the fingers.
  2. The pubic bone.
  3. A comb structure.
  4. One of the genus Pecten of scallops.

Questions about pectens

What is pectens the plural of?
Pectens is the plural of pecten.

Words near pectens in the dictionary

  1. pectenacean
  2. pectenolone
  3. pectenotoxin
  4. pectenotoxins
  5. pectenoxanthin
  6. pectens
  7. pectic
  8. pectic acid
  9. pectic acids
  10. pectiform
  11. pectin

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