retractile

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(rĭ-trăk'tĭl, -tīl') pronunciation
adj.
That can be drawn back or in: the retractile claws of a cat.

retractility re'trac·til'i·ty ('trăk-tĭl'ĭ-tē) n.

(rĭ-trăk'tĭl, -tīl')
adj.

That can be drawn back or in, as the claws of a cat.

Capable of being drawn back.

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Pentastomida (invertebrate zoology)
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