Pec*tin"e*al (?), a. [See Pecten.] (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to the
pecten. (b) Relating to, or connected with, the pubic bone.
Pec*tin"i*branch (?), n. (Zoˆl.) One of the Pectinibranchiata. Also
used adjectively.
||Pec`ti*ni*bran`chi*a"ta (?), n. pl. [NL. See Pecten, and Branchia.]
||(Zoˆl.) A division of Gastropoda, including those that have a
||comblike gill upon the neck.
Pec`ti*ni*bran"chi*ate (?), a. [L. pecten, -inis, a comb + E.
branchiate.] (Zoˆl.) Having pectinated gills.
Pec*tin"i*form (?), a. Comblike in form.
Pec*tize" (?), v. i. [Gr. &?; solid.] To congeal; to change into a
gelatinous mass. [R.] H. Spencer.
Pec"to*lite (?), n. [L. pecten a comb + -lite.] (Min.) A whitish
mineral occurring in radiated or fibrous crystalline masses. It is a
hydrous silicate of lime and soda.
Pec"to*ral (?), a. [L. pectoralis, fr. pectus, -oris the breast; cf. F.
pectoral.] 1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the
pectoral muscles.
2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs; as, a
pectoral remedy.
3. (Zoˆl.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the pectoral
sandpiper.
Pectoral arch, or Pectoral girdle (Anat.), the two or more bony or
cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate skeleton to which the fore limbs
are articulated; the shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones,
the scapula and clavicle, on each side. -- Pectorial cross (Eccl.), a
cross worn on the breast by bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by
canons. - - Pectorial fins, or Pectorials (Zoˆl.), fins situated on the
sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin. -- Pectorial rail.
(Zoˆl.) See Land rail (b) under Land. -- Pectorial sandpiper (Zoˆl.),
the jacksnipe (b).
Pec"to*ral (?), n. [L. pectorale a breastplate, neut. of pectorials.]
1. A covering or protecting for the breast.
2. (Eccl.) (a) A breastplate, esp. that worn by the Jewish high person.
(b) A clasp or a cross worn on the breast.