Pecten \Pec"ten\, n. [L. pecten, -inis, a comb, a kind of
   shellfish. See Pectinate.]
   1. (Anat.)
      (a) A vascular pigmented membrane projecting into the
          vitreous humor within the globe of the eye in birds,
          and in many reptiles and fishes; -- also called
          marsupium.
      (b) The pubic bone.
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   2. (Zool.) Any species of bivalve mollusks of the genus
      Pecten, and numerous allied genera (family
      Pectinid[ae]); a scallop. See Scallop.
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   3. (Zool.) The comb of a scorpion. See Comb, 4
      (b) .
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