RETRACTILE


Meaning of RETRACTILE in English

— retractility /ree'trak til"i tee/ , n.

/ri trak"til/ , adj. Zool.

capable of being drawn back or in, as the head of a tortoise; exhibiting the power of retraction.

[ 1770-80; RETRACT 1 + -ILE ]

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