retractile

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The single prosthomere carries the retractile tentacles as its “parapodia.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

The members of the Cat Tribe have retractile claws.

From The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two by Ghosh, Sarath Kumar

The fore-feet have five toes, the hind-feet four or five; the claws are strong, blunt, and formed for digging, and are not retractile.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

The under side of the tarsus is completely covered with hair, and the claws are longer and less retractile.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

Numerous pedal tentacles around the mouth, which are retractile within sheaths.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various