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Pectinated — 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. ? to comb, AS. feax hair, OHG. fahs, E. paxwax.] 1. Resembling the teeth of a comb. [1913 Webster] 2. (Nat.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pectinated — pec·ti·nat·ed … English syllables
pectinated — adjective see pectinate I … Useful english dictionary
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. ? to comb, AS. feax hair, OHG. fahs, E. paxwax.] 1. Resembling the teeth of a comb. [1913 Webster] 2. (Nat. Hist.) Having… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pectinate claw — 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. ? to comb, AS. feax hair, OHG. fahs, E. paxwax.] 1. Resembling the teeth of a comb. [1913 Webster] 2. (Nat.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pectination — Pec ti*na tion, n. 1. The state of being pectinated; that which is pectinated. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of combing; the combing of the head. [1913 Webster] 3. (Nat. Hist.) Comblike toothing. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ctenoidei — Cte*noid e*i ( ? ?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ???, ????, comb + oid.] (Zo[ o]l.) A group of fishes, established by Agassiz, characterized by having scales with a pectinated margin, as in the perch. The group is now generally regarded as artificial.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pectinibranchiate — Pec ti*ni*bran chi*ate, a. [L. pecten, inis, a comb + E. branchiate.] (Zo[ o]l.) Having pectinated gills. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
European Nightjar — Taxobox name = European Nightjar status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 260px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Caprimulgiformes familia = Caprimulgidae genus = Caprimulgus species = C. europaeus binomial =… … Wikipedia
Hammerkop — Taxobox name = Hammerkop status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=49615|title=Scopus umbretta|downloaded=12 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is… … Wikipedia
