pectinacean

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noun

Any of the Pectinacea, an obsolete suborder of mollusks now known as the superfamily Pectinoidea.

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Meanings

nounpectinacean (plural pectinaceans)

plural pectinaceans

  1. biologyAny of the Pectinacea, an obsolete suborder of mollusks now known as the superfamily Pectinoidea.

Origin

From translingual Pectinacea + -an.

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APA

pectinacean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pectinacean

MLA

“pectinacean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pectinacean. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pectinacean,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pectinacean.

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