tectrix
[
tek
-triks]
/ˈtɛk trɪks/
noun
,
plural
tectrices
[
tek
-tr
uh
-seez, tek-
trahy
-seez]
/ˈtɛk trəˌsiz, tɛkˈtraɪ siz/
(
Show IPA
).
Ornithology
1.
covert
(def 8).
Origin
1760-70;
<
Neo-Latin
tēctrīx,
equivalent to
Latin
teg
(
ere
) to cover +
-trīx
-trix
Related forms
tectricial
[tek-
trish
-
uh
l]
/tɛkˈtrɪʃ əl/
(
Show IPA
),
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
tectrix
tectrix
/
ˈtɛktrɪks
/
noun
(
pl
)
tectrices
(
ˈtɛktrɪˌsiːz
;
tɛkˈtraɪsiːz
)
1.
(
usually pl
) (
ornithol
)
another name for
covert
(sense 6)
Derived Forms
tectricial
(
tɛkˈtrɪʃəl
)
adjective
Word Origin
C19: New Latin, from Latin
tector
plasterer, from
tegere
to cover