Definitions
Etymologies
- Latin tēctrīx, feminine of tēctor, plasterer, from tēctus, past participle of tegere, to cover. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘tectrix’.
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phrontistery-t
from phrontistery.info
tyromancy, tyroma, tyroid, tyriasis, tyrannicide, typtology, typothetae, typomania, typography, typographia, typhonic, typhomania and 930 more...
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Feathery
Feather words.
tectrix, covert, aigrette, vexillum, eiderdown, vibrissae, rachis, pinion, calamus, pinnate, barbicel, scape and 3 more...
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Tect-ual Analysis
detected, architect, obtected, protect, attacked (New Zea..., tectonic, aortectomy, Dirk Gently's Hol..., facetectomy, peritectic, tectly, viatecture and 24 more...
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list.
à gogo, camaïeu, écorché, zoölogical garden, zoopraxiscope, zeitgeber, zeugma, zeitgeist, heterosis, craniopagus, taxicabriolet, medial capital and 97 more...
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Interesting Scrabble words
Interesting words worth @ least 15 points.
smoochy, zareba, hyphal, djellaba, cloque, pyxidium, qindarka, squiffy, howbeit, chthonic, quinta, azimuthal and 262 more...
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Clearinghouse
For stuff to simply reside.
calcar, pinion, espadrille, antipodes, peregrine, cormorant, tanager, vireo, farrago, undervest, passerine, oscine and 881 more...
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The word collector
My collection of words that are intriguing, but don't fit my other lists.
snailery, aplasia, postulant, aigrette, caravel, frigate, capeskin, suffusion, schist, varlet, sepulchral, anisotropy and 317 more...
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Things Avian
Wordies relating to birdies. :-)
calidrid, corvid, avian, avifauna, beak, brood, aerie, altricial, albumen, winged, wattle, covey and 217 more...
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feather measures
panache, pinnacle, quill, pinnate, plume, calamus, hackle, fledge, plumule, rachis, vexillum, comatulid and 37 more...
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Covering or Coat
Words related to a covering or coat.
tunic, mantle, theca, velum, tegument, tegumentum, lemma, husk, rind, siliqua, crusta, shell and 25 more...
Tweets
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chained_bear I was thinking this is someone who's an expert at Tetris, but I guess that's more like a Tetrix. Jul 23, 2008
bestiary a covert (small feather) on a bird's wing or tail (pl. tetrices; adj: tectricial). Jul 23, 2008