RECTRIX


Meaning of RECTRIX in English

— rectricial /rek trish"euhl/ , adj.

/rek"triks/ , n. , pl. rectrices /rek truy"seez, rek"treuh seez'/ . Ornith.

one of the tail feathers of a bird controlling direction during flight.

[ 1605-15; rectrix, fem. of rector RECTOR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .