Definition of protractile in English:
protractile
adjective prəˈtraktʌɪlprəˈtraktɪl
another term for protrusible
Example sentencesExamples
- Ponyfish have a very protractile mouth, a phenomenon which can be demonstrated by squeezing the head, when the mouth will shoot forward.
- Trap termites using their long protractile tongues, which are covered with a thick, sticky saliva.
- In blennies the palatines are toothless, and the mouth not protractile.
- Wrasses characteristically have a protractile mouth, cycloid scales, and a single continuous dorsal fin lacking an obvious notch between the soft and spiny portions.