bipectinate

[ bahy-pek-tuh-neyt ]

adjective

, Zoology, Botany.

1. having both margins toothed like a comb, as the antennae of certain moths.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bipectinate¹

First recorded in 1830–40; bi- ¹ + pectinate

Example Sentences

Spire of shell much reduced; two bipectinate ctenidia, the right being the smaller; no operculum.

From Project Gutenberg

Bipectinate: antennae having comb-like teeth or processes on Beach side of each joint.

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Bipectinate with the branches on each side alternately long and short.

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