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ric·tus R0237300 (rĭk′təs)n. pl. rictus or ric·tus·es 1. A gaping grimace: "his mouth gaping in a kind of rictus of startled alarm" (Richard Adams).2. a. The expanse of an open mouth or a bird's beak.b. The corner of the mouth or the fleshy area where the upper and lower mandibles of a bird meet.
[Latin, from past participle of ringī, to gape.]
ric′tal adj.rictus (ˈrɪktəs) n, pl -tus or -tuses1. (Biology) the gap or cleft of an open mouth or beak2. a fixed or unnatural grin or grimace, as in horror or death[C18: from Latin, from ringī to gape] ˈrictal adjric•tus (ˈrɪk təs)
n., pl. -tus, -tus•es. 1. the gaping or opening of the mouth. 2. a gaping grin. 3. the gape of the mouth of a bird. [1750–60; < Latin: wide-open mouth =rig-, variant s. of ringī to open the mouth wide + -tus suffix of v. action] ric′tal, adj. rictusthe opening of the mouth, especially in a grimace or expression of pain.See also: Body, HumanThesaurus| Noun | 1. | rictus - a gaping grimacegape - an expression of openmouthed astonishment |
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rictus
rictus[′rik·təs] (vertebrate zoology) The mouth aperture in birds. rictus
rictus (rĭk′təs)n. pl. rictus or ric·tuses 1. A gaping grimace: "his mouth gaping in a kind of rictus of startled alarm" (Richard Adams).2. a. The expanse of an open mouth or a bird's beak.b. The corner of the mouth or the fleshy area where the upper and lower mandibles of a bird meet.
ric′tal adj.rictus A facial contortion or grimace of pain.rictus the expanse of the open mouth, or gape, in an animal, or the throat of the calyx in a flower.rictus
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