English Explanatory Dictionary

pectinal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to a comb; resembling a comb.
noun
  1. A fish whose bones resemble the teeth of a comb.

Word forms

pectinal more pectinal most pectinal pectinals

Etymology

Latin pecten (“comb”). See pectinate. By surface analysis, Latin pectin- (“comb, scallop”) + -al.

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