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Retractile
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re⋅trac⋅tile

  [ri-trak-til]
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–adjective Zoology.
capable of being drawn back or in, as the head of a tortoise; exhibiting the power of retraction.
Origin:
1770–80; retract 1 + -ile

Related forms:
re⋅trac⋅til⋅i⋅ty  [ree-trak-til-i-tee] , noun
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Retractile
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re·trac·tile   (rĭ-trāk'tĭl, -tīl')   
adj.  That can be drawn back or in: the retractile claws of a cat.
re'trac·til'i·ty (rē'trāk-tĭl'ĭ-tē) n.
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Main Entry: re·trac·tile
Pronunciation: ri-'trak-t&l, -"tIl
Function: adjective
: capable of being drawn back or in
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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retractile re·trac·tile (rĭ-trāk'tĭl, -tīl')
adj.
That can be drawn back or in, as the claws of a cat.

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