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nonretractile

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

nonretractable \nonretractable\ nonretractile
\nonretractile\adj.
   not able to be drawn into the main body; -- of claws and
   other extensile parts of animals or objects; as, a bear's
   claws, unlike a cat's, are nonretractile. Opposite of
   retractile.
   [WordNet 1.5]

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