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单词 pectinid
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Definition of pectinid in English:

pectinid

noun ˈpɛktɪnɪd
Zoology
  • A marine bivalve mollusc of the family Pectinidae; a scallop.

adjective ˈpɛktɪnɪd
Zoology
  • Of, relating to, or designating the family Pectinidae of marine bivalve molluscs.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Isaac Funk (1839–1912), publisher and reformer. From scientific Latin Pectinidae, family name (1839 in Penny Cycl. XIII. 283/1; compare earlier Pectinida, and also Pectinideae, Pectinides, and French pectinidées, pectinides) from Pectin-, stem of Pecten, genus name of the scallop + -idae. With the adjective compare earlier pectinoid.

 
 

Definition of pectinid in US English:

pectinid

nounˈpɛktɪnɪd
Zoology
  • A marine bivalve mollusc of the family Pectinidae; a scallop.

adjectiveˈpɛktɪnɪd
Zoology
  • Of, relating to, or designating the family Pectinidae of marine bivalve molluscs.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Isaac Funk (1839–1912), publisher and reformer. From scientific Latin Pectinidae, family name (1839 in Penny Cycl XIII. 283/1; compare earlier Pectinida, and also Pectinideae, Pectinides, and French pectinidées, pectinides) from Pectin-, stem of Pecten, genus name of the scallop + -idae. With the adjective compare earlier pectinoid.

 
 
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