retractile Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back
    • cats have retractile claws

WordNet

Re*tract"ile adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. -rétractile.
Definitions
  1. (Physiol.) CApable of retraction; capable of being drawn back or up; as, the claws of a cat are retractile.

Webster 1913