Associations to the word «Pecten» - Word Associations Network

Noun

PECTEN, noun. (anatomy) (obsolete) The bones in the hand between the wrist and the fingers.

PECTEN, noun. (anatomy) The pubic bone.

PECTEN, noun. (zoology) One of the genus Pecten of scallops.

PECTEN, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Pectinidae — the type genus for the scallop family (pectinids).

PECTEN JACOBAEUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Pectinidae — pilgrim's scallop.

PECTEN MAXIMUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Pectinidae — great scallop.

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