pectinate
a . 梳状的
梳状的
pectinate adj 1 :
like a comb Pectinate \
Pec "
ti *
na `
te \,
Pectinated \
Pec "
ti *
na `
ted \,
a . [
L .
pectinatus ,
p .
pr .
of pectinare to comb ,
from pecten , -
inis ,
a comb ;
cf .
Gr .
pe `
kein to comb ,
AS .
feax hair ,
OHG .
fahs ,
E .
paxwax .]
1 .
Resembling the teeth of a comb .
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2 . (
Nat .
Hist .)
Having very narrow ,
close divisions ,
in arrangement and regularity resembling those of a comb ;
comblike ;
as ,
a pectinate leaf ;
pectinated muscles .
See Illust .
(
e )
of {
Antenn [
ae ]}.
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3 .
Interlaced ,
like two combs . [
R .] "
Our fingers pectinated ,
or shut together ." --
Sir T .
Browne .
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{
Pectinate claw } (
Zool .),
a claw having a serrate edge ,
found in some birds ,
and supposed to be used in cleaning the feathers .
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