RICTUS


Meaning of RICTUS in English

— rictal , adj.

/rik"teuhs/ , n. , pl. rictus, rictuses .

1. the gape of the mouth of a bird.

2. the gaping or opening of the mouth.

[ 1750-60; rig-, var. s. of ringi to open the mouth wide + -tus suffix of v. action. ]

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