rectrices

noun

Meaning

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

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Related words

rectos(English)rectus(English)rectangles(English)rectilineal(English)rectilinear(English)rectifiers(English)rectors(English)rectosigmoid(English)

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