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What does retractile mean?

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Adjective
  1. That can be retracted (as a cat's claws)
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Using the retractile method has had the unanticipated benefit of allowing school classes to stand on the bridge and ride it as it slides open.
The feeding zooids use retractile tentacles, called the lophophore, to filter feed and have a U-shaped gut for digestion.
The habit of felids to use primarily their forelimbs to capture prey is supported by the anatomy and function of their retractile claws.
If a testis is not palpable, it is important to determine if it is retractile, ectopic, or cryptorchid.
Spores may be demonstrated by phase-contrast microscopy of wet mounts, where they appear mature and retractile.
Ten circumoral appendages are present, the 4th being the longest pair, and is retractile into pockets at the ventrolateral sides of head.

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