tectrix

tectrix
tectricial /tek trish"euhl/, adj.
/tek"triks/, n., pl. tectrices /tek"treuh seez', tek truy"seez/. Ornith.
covert (def. 8).
[1760-70; < NL tectrix, equiv. to L teg(ere) to cover + -trix -TRIX]

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