Definition of Pectinate
Pec´ti`na`te
a.
1.
Resembling
the
teeth
of
a
comb
.
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
Antennæ
.
3.
Interlaced
,
like
two
combs
.
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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