protractile

pro·trac·tile

 (prō-trăk′təl, -tīl′, prə-) also pro·tract·i·ble (-tə-bəl)

adj.

Capable of being protracted; extensible: protractile limbs and claws.

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pro′trac·til′i·ty (prō′trăk-tĭl′ĭ-tē) n.

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protractile

(prəˈtræktaɪl) or less commonly

protractible

adj

(Zoology) able to be extended or protruded: protractile muscle.

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pro•trac•tile

(proʊˈtræk tɪl, -taɪl, prə-)

adj.

capable of being protracted, lengthened, or protruded.

[1820–30]

pro`trac•til′i•ty, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

protractile - able to be extended; "protractile muscle" protractible extensible, extensile - capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out; "an extensile tongue"; "an extensible measuring rule"

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protractile

adjective

Capable of being extended or expanded:

expansible, expansile, extendible, extensible, extensile, stretch, stretchable.

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Translations

protractile