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Webster 1913 Edition


Rectrix


Rec′trix

(-tr?ks)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Rectrices
(-tr[GREEK]′s[GREEK]z)
.
[L., fem. of
rector
.]
1.
A governess; a rectoress.
2.
(Zool.)
One of the quill feathers of the tail of a bird.

Definition 2024


rectrix

rectrix

English

Noun

rectrix (plural rectrices)

  1. A governess; a rectoress.
  2. A flight feather on the tails of birds, used for directional control.