PROTRACTILE


Meaning of PROTRACTILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈtrak-t ə l, -ˌtī(-ə)l ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin protractus

Date: 1828

: capable of being thrust out

protractile jaws

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