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Palinodial :: Palinodial (a.) Of or pertaining to a palinode, or retraction..

Foussa :: Foussa (n.) A viverrine animal of Madagascar (Cryptoprocta ferox). It resembles a cat in size and form, and has retractile claws..

Palinode :: Palinode (n.) A retraction; esp., a formal retraction..

Proboscidifera :: Proboscidifera (n. pl.) An extensive division of pectinibranchiate gastropods, including those that have a long retractile proboscis, with the mouth at the end, as the cones, whelks, tritons, and cowries. See Illust. of Gastropoda, and of Winkle..

Retentor :: Retentor (n.) A muscle which serves to retain an organ or part in place, esp. when retracted. See Illust. of Phylactolemata..

Withdrawer :: Withdrawer (n.) One who withdraws; one who takes back, or retracts..

Linguatulina :: Linguatulina (n. pl.) An order of wormlike, degraded, parasitic arachnids. They have two pairs of retractile hooks, near the mouth. Called also Pentastomida..

Retractor :: Retractor (n.) In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel..

Retract :: Retract (v. t.) To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion..

Retract :: Retract (v. t.) To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle..

Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To retract; to recant; as, to swallow one's opinions..

Retractable :: Retractable (a.) Capable of being retracted; retractile.

Unlook :: Unlook (v. t.) To recall or retract, as a look..

Retractor :: Retractor (n.) A bandage to protect the soft parts from injury by the saw during amputation.

Rhachiglossa :: Rhachiglossa (n. pl.) A division of marine gastropods having a retractile proboscis and three longitudinal rows of teeth on the radula. It includes many of the large ornamental shells, as the miters, murices, olives, purpuras, volutes, and whelks. See Illust. in Append..

Retract :: Retract (v. i.) To take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession or a declaration.

Retraction :: Retraction (n.) The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted; as, the retraction of a cat's claws..

Withdraw :: Withdraw (v. t.) To take back; to recall or retract; as, to withdraw false charges..

Retracted :: Retracted (imp. & p. p.) of Retrac.

Retinaculum :: Retinaculum (n.) One of the retractor muscles of the proboscis of certain worms.

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