tectrices
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tec·trix
(tĕk′trĭks)n. pl. tec·tri·ces (-trĭ-sēz′) One of the coverts of a bird's wing.
[Latin
tēctrīx, feminine of
tēctor,
plasterer, from
tēctus, past participle of
tegere,
to cover; see
(s)teg- in
Indo-European roots.]
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Ramas floriferas por lo general reducidas en longitud y con las hojas
tectrices escuamiformes.
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