NONRETRACTILE

Meaning of NONRETRACTILE in English

“+ adjective

: not retractile

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

NONRETRACTILE — adj.
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ECHIUROID — noun Etymology: New Latin Echiuroidea or Echiura, ultimately from Greek echis viper + oura tail Date: circa 1889 any of …
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CHEETAH — noun (plural ~s; also ~) see: -hood Date: 1610 a long-legged spotted swift-moving African and formerly Asian cat ( Acinonyx …
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HYENA — Any of three species of coarse-furred, doglike carnivores (family Hyaenidae) found in Asia and Africa. Actually more closely related to …
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ROSTRUM — ˈrästrəm sometimes ˈrȯs- noun ( plural rostrums -trəmz ; or ros·tra -trə) Etymology: Latin rostrum muzzle, beak, ship's beak, & …
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PHYSA — ˈfīsə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek physa bellows — more at pustule 1. a. capitalized : a widely distributed …
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HYENA — noun also hy·ae·na hīˈēnə ( -s ) Etymology: Latin hyaena, from Greek hyaina, from hys hog — more at sow …
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ECHIUROIDEA — ˌekēyəˈrȯidēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Echiurus + -oidea : a group of marine worms of obscure …
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CHEETAH — noun or chee·ta also che·tah or chi·ta ˈchēd.ə, -ētə ( -s ) Etymology: Hindi cītā, from Sanskrit citrakāya tiger, panther, …
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CANIDAE — ˈkanəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Canis, type genus + -idae : a cosmopolitan family comprising digitigrade …
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BASOMMATOPHORA — bəˌsäməˈtäf(ə)rə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from baso- + International Scientific Vocabulary ommatophore : a suborder of Pulmonata …
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ECHIUROID — noun Etymology: New Latin Echiuroidea or Echiura, ultimately from Greek echis viper + oura tail Date: circa 1889 : any …
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CHEETAH — noun ( plural cheetahs also cheetah ) Etymology: Hindi cītā & Urdu chītā leopard, from Sanskrit citraka, from citra bright, …
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ECHIUROID — [echi.uroid] n [NL Echiuroidea or Echiura, ultim. fr. Gk echis viper + oura tail] (ca. 1889): any of a taxon …
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CHEETAH — [chee.tah] n, pl cheetahs also cheetah [Hindi cita leopard, fr. Skt citraka, fr. citra bright, variegated; akin to OHG heitar …
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MONGOOSE — any of numerous small carnivores of the civet family (Viverridae) found in Africa, Asia, and southern Europe. There are more …
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HYENA — also spelled Hyaena, any of three coarse-furred, doglike carnivores, family Hyaenidae, found in Asia and Africa and noted for their …
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CAT — (family Felidae), any of a group of carnivorous mammals that includes the true catslion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, puma, and domestic …
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CANINE — also called Canid, any member of the family Canidae (order Carnivora), which includes about 14 living (and about 70 extinct) …
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CACOMISTLE — also spelled Cacomixl (Bassariscus), either of two species of large-eyed, long-tailed carnivores related to the raccoon (family Procyonidae). Cacomistles are …
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BEAR — American black bear (Ursus americanus) large carnivore of the family Ursidae, closely related to the dog (family Canidae) and raccoon …
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HYENA — n. Any of three species of coarse-furred, doglike carnivores (family Hyaenidae) found in Asia and Africa. Actually more closely related …
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CLAW — I n. 1) to retract one's ~s (cats retract their ~s) 2) sharp ~s 3) nonretractile; retractile ~s II v. …
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