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Rictal

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ric·tus  (rkts)
n. pl. rictus or ric·tus·es
1. The expanse of an open mouth, a bird's beak, or similar structure.
2. A gaping grimace: "his mouth gaping in a kind of rictus of startled alarm" (Richard Adams).

[Latin, from past participle of ring, to gape.]

rictal adj.


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