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Definition of Tectrix
1. a small feather of a bird's wing [n -TRICES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tectrix
Literary usage of Tectrix
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ibis by British Ornithologists' Union (1893)
"... whilst the "median" tectrix was neither more nor less than its major covert.
In short, Wray's "rudimentary" major covert belonged to the rémiges, ..."
2. Diversions of a Naturalist by Edwin Ray Lankester (1915)
"The black grouse (often called black cock and grey hen) is a second species of
the genus Tetrao, namely, T. tectrix. It is often called " Lyrurus tetrix. ..."
3. A Handbook of Legendary and Mythological Art by Clara Erskine Clement Waters (1875)
"Sancta Justina Patavina Urbis Pro-, tectrix; Ital. Santa Giustina di Padova ; Fr.
Sainte Justine de Pa- doue) was a daughter of King ..."
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