pekˈtinēəs noun
( plural pectin·ei -ēˌī, -ēˌē)
Etymology: New Latin, from pectineus of the pubic bone, from pectin-, pecten pecten + Latin -eus -eous
: a flat quadrangular muscle of the upper front and inner aspect of the thigh that arises mostly from the iliopectineal line of the pubis and is inserted between the lesser trochanter and a marked posterior ridge on the femur