TECTRICES Meaning of TECTRICES in English [ 'tɛktrɪsi:z , tɛk'trʌɪsi:z ]■ plural noun ( sing. tectrix -trɪks ) Ornithology the coverts of a bird.OriginC19: mod. L., from L. tect- , tegere 'cover'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004