tectrix

American

[tek-triks] / ˈtɛk trɪks /

noun

Ornithology.

covert.

tectrix British

/ ˈtɛktrɪks /

noun

(usually plural) ornithol another name for covert

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

tectricial

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

tectrices

plural

Etymology

Origin of tectrix

1760–70; < New Latin tēctrīx, equivalent to Latin teg ( ere ) to cover + -trīx -trix

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tectrices

The tectrices, or covert feathers of the wing, are arranged in several series, decreasing in size from behind forwards.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

Each segment—arm, forearm and hand—bears feathers essential to flight, and these are divided into remiges, or “quill” feathers, and tectrices, or “coverts.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

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