protractible

Male sixth through eighth abdominal segments completely retractable within the anterior part of the abdomen, gonocoxite and gonostylus of male terminalia extremely prolonged and thin; ovipositor elongated and protractible, cercus with simple setae.

As the protractible encounter between the Arab Islamists and ruling classes in several Arab countries seems to have reached a deadlock, many Arabs have become keen to see the manner in which the AKP might reshape and/or be reshaped by the republic.

He briefly duetted with support star Sheryl Crow on Honky Tonk Women, and there was an exhilarating interlude when a huge protractible bridge deposited the band on a platform in the middle of the crowd where they recreated the cramped confines of their earliest arenas.