pecten in English

noun
1
any of a number of comblike structures occurring in animal bodies, in particular.
2
a scallop.

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1. A scallop of the genus Pecten.

2. The pecten oculi of the mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) has been examined by light and electron microscopy.

3. In case of Pecten maximus, the maximum level applies to the adductor muscle and gonad only.

4. In case of Pecten maximus, the maximum level applies to the adductor muscle and gonad only.’

5. ►M16 In case of Pecten maximus, the maximum level applies to the adductor muscle and gonad only.

6. The conus papillaris is a vascular structure, similar to the pecten in birds, that projects into the vitreous in some Chelonian species

7. Fourteen to 15 accordion folds are joined apically by a heavily pigmented bridge of tissue, which holds the pecten in a fanlike shape, widest at the base.

8. SCallop definition, any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together