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rectrix

rectrix noun: a governess; a rectoress.

Noun

rectrix (plural rectrices)

  1. A governess; a rectoress.
  2. A flight feather on the tails of birds, used for directional control.

Forms of rectrix

pluralrectrices

Origin of rectrix

Learned borrowing from Latin rēctrīx (“one who directs”). By surface analysis, rector + -trix.

Questions about rectrix

What does rectrix mean?
Rectrix means a governess; a rectoress.
What part of speech is rectrix?
Rectrix is a noun.
What is the plural of rectrix?
The plural of rectrix is rectrices.

Words near rectrix in the dictionary

  1. rectovulvar
  2. rectress
  3. rectresses
  4. rectrices
  5. rectricial
  6. rectrix
  7. rects
  8. rectum
  9. rectums
  10. rectus
  11. rectus abdominis

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