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pectinacean

pectinacean noun: any of the Pectinacea, an obsolete suborder of mollusks now known as the superfamily Pectinoidea.

Noun

pectinacean (plural pectinaceans)

  1. Any of the Pectinacea, an obsolete suborder of mollusks now known as the superfamily Pectinoidea.

Forms of pectinacean

pluralpectinaceans

Origin of pectinacean

From translingual Pectinacea + -an.

Questions about pectinacean

What does pectinacean mean?
Pectinacean means any of the Pectinacea, an obsolete suborder of mollusks now known as the superfamily Pectinoidea.
What part of speech is pectinacean?
Pectinacean is a noun.
What is the plural of pectinacean?
The plural of pectinacean is pectinaceans.

Words near pectinacean in the dictionary

  1. pectic
  2. pectic acid
  3. pectic acids
  4. pectiform
  5. pectin
  6. pectinacean
  7. pectinaceans
  8. pectinaceous
  9. pectinal
  10. pectinals
  11. pectinariid

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