pecten

pecten is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 13 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. The pubic bone.
3. noun. Any species of bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten, and numerous allied genera (family Pectinidae); a scallop. See Scallop.
4. noun. The comb of a scorpion. See Comb, 4 (b).

Common word forms

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