tectrix

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɛktrɪks/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tek′triks)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tec•trix  (tek′triks),USA pronunciation n., pl. tec•tri•ces (tek′trə sēz′, tek trī′sēz).USA pronunciation [Ornith.]
  1. Birdscovert (def. 8).
  • Neo-Latin tēctrīx, equivalent. to Latin teg(ere) to cover + -trīx -trix
  • 1760–70;
tec•tri•cial  (tek trish′əl),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tectrix / ˈtɛktrɪks/ ( tectrices / ˈtɛktrɪˌsiːz tɛkˈtraɪsiːz/)
  1. (usually plural)
    another name for covert6
Etymology: 19th Century: New Latin, from Latin tector plasterer, from tegere to covertectricial / tɛkˈtrɪʃəl/
'tectrix' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
covert

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