tactor

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noun

A tactile end-organ.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

nountactor (plural tactors)

plural tactors

  1. anatomyA tactile end-organ.

Origin

  1. Latintactor
  2. Englishtactor

From Latin tactor.

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APA

tactor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tactor

MLA

“tactor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tactor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tactor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tactor.

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