- protractile
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adjective
Etymology: Latin protractus
Date: 1828
capable of being thrust out <protractile jaws>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
protractile
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protractile — [ protraktil ] adj. • 1805; de pro et lat. tractus, de trahere ♦ Didact. Qui peut être étiré, distendu vers l avant. Langue protractile du fourmilier. ● protractile adjectif (de protraction) Se dit de la langue des vertébrés quand elle peut s… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Protractile — Pro*tract ile, a. Capable of being protracted, or protruded; protrusile. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
protractile — [prō trak′təl] adj. capable of being protracted or thrust out; extensible … English World dictionary
protractile — capable of being retracted, as of the upper jaw … Dictionary of ichthyology
protractile — protractility, n. /proh trak til, tuyl, preuh /, adj. capable of being protracted, lengthened, or protruded. [1820 30; PROTRACT + ILE] * * * … Universalium
protractile — adjective That can be protracted (as a cats claws) … Wiktionary
protractile — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Capable of being extended or expanded: expansible, expansile, extendible, extensible, extensile, stretch, stretchable. See INCREASE … English dictionary for students
protractile — prəʊ træktl /prÉ™ træktaɪl adj. can be prolonged, can be extended; can be lengthened, can be stretched … English contemporary dictionary
protractile — [prə traktʌɪl, tɪl] adjective another term for protrusible (see protrusion) … English new terms dictionary
protractile — pro·trac·tile … English syllables
