pecten 的定义
plural pec·tens, pec·ti·nes [pek-tuh-neez]. /ˈpɛk təˌniz/.
- Zoology, Anatomy. a comblike part or process.a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- any bivalve mollusk of the genus Pecten; scallop.
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- Scallops (Pecten) will be found at the base of the plants, and the common prawns are very numerous, swimming freely about.
- The species P. maculatum lives in Mytilus edulis (mussel) and in the smooth scallop, Pecten magellanicus.
- The end branchlets are acute and pectinate (pecten, a comb), or arranged like the teeth of a comb.
- I feel, myself, that an exhaustive examination of the structure and function of the pecten of scorpions ought to be undertaken.
- A special sense-organ, such as the flabellum of Limulus or the pecten of scorpion, remains and gives rise to the auditory organ.