noun
pl. rec′tri·ces·Ornithology any of the large tail feathers of a bird, that are important for controlling the direction of flight
Origin of rectrix
Modern Latin from L, feminine of rector, director: see rectorrectrix
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rectrix
noun
pl. rec·tri·ces,One of the stiff main feathers of a bird's tail, used to stabilize the bird while in flight and to control its direction.
Origin of rectrix
Latin rēctrīx feminine of rēctor director ; see rector .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural rectrices)
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rectrix - Medical Definition
n.
pl. rectrices (rĕk′trĭ-sēz′, rĕk-trī′sēz)One of the stiff main feathers of a bird's tail, used to stabilize the bird while in flight and to control its direction.
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