3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) Any species of bivalve mollusks of the genus {Pecten}, and numerous allied genera (family {Pectinid[ae]}); a scallop. See {Scallop}. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) The comb of a scorpion. See {Comb}, 4 (b) . [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: marsupium \mar*su"pi*um\, n.; pl. {marsupia}. [L., a pouch], (Anat. & Zool.) (a) The pouch, formed by a fold of the skin of the abdomen, in which marsupials carry their young; also, a pouch for similar use in other animals, as certain Crustacea. (b) The pecten in the eye of birds and reptiles. See {Pecten}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: marsupium n : an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled [also: {marsupia} (pl)]
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