PECTINATE


Meaning of PECTINATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpek-tə-ˌnāt ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin pectinatus, from pectin-, pecten comb; akin to Greek kten-, kteis comb

Date: 1793

: having narrow parallel projections or divisions suggestive of the teeth of a comb

pectinate antennae

• pec·ti·na·tion ˌpek-tə-ˈnā-shən noun

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