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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: pinna (0.00783 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to pinna.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: pinna
pinna
n 1: division of a usually pinnately divided leaf [syn:
pinnule]
2: the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the
external ear [syn:
auricle,
ear]
[also:
pinnae (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Pinna
Pinna
\Pin"na\, n.; pl.
Pinn[ae], E.
Pinnas. [L., a
feather.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A leaflet of a pinnate leaf. See Illust. of
Bipinnate leaf
, under
Bipinnate.
(b) One of the primary divisions of a decompound leaf.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the divisions of a pinnate part or
organ.
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3. [L. pinna, akin to Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.) Any species of
Pinna, a genus of large bivalve mollusks found in all
warm seas. The byssus consists of a large number of long,
silky fibers, which have been used in manufacturing woven
fabrics, as a curiosity.
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4. (Anat.) The auricle of the ear. See
Ear.
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Byssus
\Bys"sus\, n.; pl. E.
Byssuses; L.
Byssi.[L. byssus
fine flax, fine linen or cotton, Gr. by`ssos .]
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1. A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients.
It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk.
[Written also
byss and
byssin.]
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2. (Zo["o]l.) A tuft of long, tough filaments which are
formed in a groove of the foot, and issue from between the
valves of certain bivalve mollusks, as the
Pinna and
Mytilus, by which they attach themselves to rocks, etc.
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3. (Bot.) An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of
slender threads.
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4. Asbestus.
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