- rectricial
- rectricial /-trishˈl/ adjective• • •Main Entry: ↑rectrix
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rectrix — rectricial /rek trish euhl/, adj. /rek triks/, n., pl. rectrices /rek truy seez, rek treuh seez /. Ornith. one of the tail feathers of a bird controlling direction during flight. [1605 15; < L rectrix, fem. of rector RECTOR] * * * … Universalium
Pygostyle — Pope s nose redirects here. It may also refer to the license plate light on early Volkswagen Beetles. Pygostyle refers to a number of the final few caudal vertebrae fused into a single ossification, supporting the tail feathers and musculature.… … Wikipedia
Flight feather — Flight feathers are the long, stiff, asymmetrically shaped, but symmetrically paired feathers on the wings or tail of a bird; those on the wings are called remiges (singular remex) while those on the tail are called rectrices (singular rectrix).… … Wikipedia
rectrices — n.pl. pl. (sing. ♦ rectrix) quill feathers of bird s tail. ♦ rectricial, a … Dictionary of difficult words
