rectrix

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The outermost rectrix of No. 31633 is wholly white; the second rectrix is nearly as white.

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  1. noun One of the stiff main feathers of a bird's tail, used to control the direction of flight.

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  1. Latin rēctrīx, feminine of rēctor, director; see rector.

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  1. from Latin rectrix, directress, governess, mistress, feminine of rector, ruler, governor: see rector.
 

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/ˈrɛktrɪks/
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