Ponyfish have a very protractile mouth, a phenomenon which can be demonstrated by squeezing the head, when the mouth will shoot forward.
Trap termites using their long protractile tongues, which are covered with a thick, sticky saliva.
In blennies the palatines are toothless, and the mouth not protractile.
Wrasses characteristically have a protractile mouth, cycloid scales, and a single continuous dorsal fin lacking an obvious notch between the soft and spiny portions.
Definition of protractile in US English:
protractile
adjective
another term for protrusible
Example sentencesExamples
In blennies the palatines are toothless, and the mouth not protractile.
Wrasses characteristically have a protractile mouth, cycloid scales, and a single continuous dorsal fin lacking an obvious notch between the soft and spiny portions.
Trap termites using their long protractile tongues, which are covered with a thick, sticky saliva.
Ponyfish have a very protractile mouth, a phenomenon which can be demonstrated by squeezing the head, when the mouth will shoot forward.