retractile

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Sem′i-recon′dite, half-hidden; Sem′i-rē′flex, involuntarily performed, but not entirely independent of the will; Sem′i-reg′ular, pertaining to a quadrilateral having four equal sides, but only pairs of equal angles; Sem′i-retrac′tile, retractile to some extent.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

In Loligo they are completely retractile, very slightly so in the majority of the Oigopsida, and in Rhynchoteuthis they are united to form a beak-like appendage.

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

The creature itself stands upon a retractile foot-stalk, and thrusts out above its battlements a large head, with four leaf-like expansions surrounded by cilia.

From Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations by Slack, Henry J.

When he clambered up on the rostrum they extended their audio-appendages and retractile fingers and accorded him a round of applause.

From The Servant Problem by Young, Robert F.

Herpestes, her-pes′tez, n. the typical genus of ichneumons or mongooses of the sub-family Herpestin�, viverroid carnivores, having straight toes, claws not retractile.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various