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pectinate
formed into or having closely parallel, toothlike projections; comblike. -
pinion
the distal or terminal segment of the wing of a bird consisting of the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges. -
bay scallop
a small scallop, Pecten irradians, inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats from southeastern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, especially eastern Long Island Sound. -
peignoir
a woman's dressing gown. -
scallop
any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together. -
sea scallop
Also called giant scallop. a large scallop, Pecten magellanicus, of deep waters off the Atlantic coast of North America.