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Webster 1828 Edition
Pectinate
PEC'TINATE
Definition 2024
pectinate
pectinate
English
Adjective
pectinate (not comparable)
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Pectinate antenna of a lappet moth
- Resembling a comb.
- Having segments which are greatly lengthened to one side.
- The moth's antennae were pectinate in shape, set with long teeth along one edge only.
- (mycology) striate
Translations
resembling a comb
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Noun
pectinate (plural pectinates)
Related terms
- pecten
- pectinal
- pectinatella
- pectination
- pectinibranchiate
- pectiniform