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Definition of: tectrices
(tek·trī′sēz, tek′tri-) noun plural of tec·trix (tek′triks) Ornithol.
The wing coverts of a bird. [<NL <L tectus, pp. of tegere cover]
—tec·tri′cial (-trish′əl) adjective
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