Pecten (biology)
（重定向自Pectines）
![pecten along a duck's beak](/Images/godic/202502/01/Duck_1_filter_teeth_edit1303.jpg")
![Ventral view of an unidentified scorpion species where the pectines can easily be observed. Pectines –the sensitive organs– have the inverted V shape in the image.](/Images/godic/202502/01/Vista_ventral_de_un_escorpión1303.jpg")
A pecten (plural, pectins) is a comb-like structure, widely found in the biological world. Although the structures look similar, they have a varied range of uses, from grooming and filtering to sensory adaptations,