Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- The scallop family, or Pectinidæ.
- A superfamily or suborder of bivalves, comprising the families Pectinidæ, Limidæ, Spondylidæ, and Dimyidæ.
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Examples
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The Purple Grass (_Eragrostis pectinacea_) is now in the height of its beauty.
Excursions Henry David Thoreau 1839
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