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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ri-trak-til
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈtræk tɪl

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Définition of retractile

  • As in claw : noun nail of animal; tool shaped like nail of an animal
Example sentences :
  • Tentacular -um: retractile processes on the larvae of Lepidoptera.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • The tongue of some Hymenoptera also is retractile within the mouth.
  • Extract from : « An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) » by William Kirby
  • In Stenus this organ is retractile, and consists of two joints.
  • Extract from : « An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) » by William Kirby
  • The vermiform and retractile tongue is also a most singular organ.
  • Extract from : « Reptiles and Birds » by Louis Figuier
  • The claws are not retractile, or at most semi-retractile as in the Panda.
  • Extract from : « The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia » by Frank Evers Beddard
  • So the retractile wings were as good as eleven years ago—you hoped.
  • Extract from : « West Of The Sun » by Edgar Pangborn
  • The brownish fins were rigid as metal, the retractile claws unsheathed and cruelly curved.
  • Extract from : « The Terror from the Depths » by Sewell Peaslee Wright
  • And the reason for this is that a cat's claws are sharper than a dog's, and they are what are called "retractile."
  • Extract from : « Rick and Ruddy » by Howard R. Garis
  • These are not retractile, as in the land-snails, and their office appears to be that of sensory organs.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide » by Augusta Foote Arnold
  • It will be noted that Fulgur has a comparatively long and stout proboscis, or snout, which is not retractile.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide » by Augusta Foote Arnold
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