noun
pl. -·tri·ces· wing covert
Origin of tectrix
ModL, feminine of Classical Latin tector, one who covers from tectus, past participle of tegere, to cover: see thatchtectrix
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tectrix
noun
pl. tec·tri·ces,One of the coverts of a bird's wing.
Origin of tectrix
Latin tēctrīx feminine of tēctor plasterer from tēctus past participle of tegere to cover ; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.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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tectrix - Medical Definition
n.
pl. tectrices (-trĭ-sēz′)One of the coverts of a bird's wing.
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