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tectrix

[ tek-triks ]

noun

, Ornithology.
, plural tec·tri·ces [tek, -tr, uh, -seez, tek-, trahy, -seez].

tectrix

/ ˈtɛktrɪks; tɛkˈtrɪʃəl /

noun

  1. usually plural ornithol another name for covert

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Derived Forms

  • tectricial, adjective

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Other Words From

  • tec·tri·cial [tek-, trish, -, uh, l], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tectrix1

1760–70; < New Latin tēctrīx, equivalent to Latin teg ( ere ) to cover + -trīx -trix

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tectrix1

C19: New Latin, from Latin tector plasterer, from tegere to cover

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tectorial membranetectum

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