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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rectrices /ˈrɛktrɪsiːz/

▶plural noun (sing. rectrix /-trɪks/) Ornithology the larger feathers in a bird's tail, used for steering in flight.

– origin C18: from L., fem. pl. of rector (see rector).

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