porrect

(pə-rĕktˈ, pô-)

adjective
Zoology

Stretched out or forth; extended, especially forward: porrect mandibles.

Origin:

Origin: Latin porrēctus

Origin: , past participle of porrigere, to stretch out

Origin: : por-, forward, out; see per¹ in Indo-European roots

Origin: + regere, to direct, rule; see direct

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