释义 |
pectini- before a vowel pectin-, combining form of L. pecten comb, used in the formation of scientific words. ˈpectinibranch |-bræŋk|, -ˈbranchian, -ˈbranchiate [branchia] adjs., belonging to the Pectinibranchia (or -branchiata), a family of gastropod molluscs having comb-like gills, or ctenidia (also called Ctenobranchia); also as n., a mollusc of this family. ˈpectinicorn [L. cornu horn] adj., having pectinate antennæ, as the division Pectinicornia of lamellicorn beetles (also ˌpectiniˈcornate); n., a beetle of this division. pectiˈniferous a. [L. -ferus bearing], bearing a pecten or comb-like structure. ˈpectiniform a., (a) comb-shaped; (b) of the form of a scallop (pecten 4). pectiniliac |-ˈɪlɪæk| a. = iliopectineal. ˌpectiniˈrostrate a. [L. rostrum beak], having a comb-like beak or snout (Mayne).
1835–6Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 556/1 The *Pectinibranchiate Mollusks.
1857Mayne Expos. Lex., Pectinicornis, applied to an insect having pectinated antennæ..*pectinicornate.
Ibid., Pectiniferus, having combs...*pectiniferous.
1831J. Davies Man. Mat. Med. 135 This salt..crystallizes in *pectiniform needles. 1893Syd. Soc. Lex., Pectiniform septum, the median..connective tissue septum between the two corpora cavernosa of the penis. |