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Word: Pectinate
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 18th century: from Latin pectinatus ‘resembling a comb’, from pecten, pectin- ‘a comb, rake’ (see pecten)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɛktɪnət
Dialects: British English
Definition:
having narrow projections or divisions set closely in a row
Short Definition:having narrow projections or divisions set closely in row
Examples:- straight, transverse pectinate teeth
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