pectinate

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An ester or salt formed of pectinic acid
striate
Resembling a comb
Having segments which are greatly lengthened to one side

The beetle's antennae had a pectinate shape.

{a} formed like a comb
like a comb
Interlaced, like two combs
Resembling the teeth of a comb
Having very narrow, close divisions, in arrangement and regularity resembling those of a comb; comblike; as, a pectinate leaf; pectinated muscles
(e) of Antennæ
comb like
Supplied with a comb-like structure, as the tibial spurs
comblike;with a series of projections arranged like the teeth of a comb
Arrangement of plant organs, usually leaves, in regular, comb-like rows , either single or double ranked
Like a comb, with many or few narrow pinnate divisions
combshaped
pectinate
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