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Rostral
(gcide) | Rostral \Ros"tral\, a. [L. rostralis, fr. rostrum a beak; cf. F.
rostral.]
Of or pertaining to the beak or snout of an animal, or the
beak of a ship; resembling a rostrum, esp., the rostra at
Rome, or their decorations.
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[Monuments] adorned with rostral crowns and naval
ornaments. --Addison.
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Brevirostral
(gcide) | Brevirostral \Brev`i*ros"tral\, Brevirostrate
\Brev`i*ros"trate\, a. [L. brevis short + E. rostral, rostrate.]
(Zool.)
Short-billed; having a short beak.
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Conirostral
(gcide) | Conirostral \Co`ni*ros"tral\, a. (Zool.)
Belonging to the Conirostres.
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Cultirostral
(gcide) | Cultirostral \Cul`ti*ros"tral\ (-t?-r?s"tral), a. [See
Cultirostres.] (Zool.)
Having a bill shaped like the colter of a plow, or like a
knife, as the heron, stork, etc.
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Curvirostral
(gcide) | Curvirostral \Cur`vi*ros"tral\ (-r?s"tral), a. [L. curvus + E.
rostral.] (Zool.)
Having a crooked beak, as the crossbill.
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Dentirostral
(gcide) | Dentirostral \Den`ti*ros"tral\, a. (Zool.)
Having a toothed bill; -- applied to a group of passerine
birds, having the bill notched, and feeding chiefly on
insects, as the shrikes and vireos. See Illust. (N) under
Beak.
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Fissirostral
(gcide) | Fissirostral \Fis`si*ros"tral\, a. [Cf. F. fissirostre.] (Zool.)
Having the bill cleft beyond the horny part, as in the case
of swallows and goatsuckers.
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Lamellirostral
(gcide) | Lamellirostral \Lam`el*li*ros"tral\, a. [Lamella + rostral : cf.
F. lamellirostre.] (Zool.)
Having a lamellate bill, as ducks and geese.
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Latirostral
(gcide) | Latirostral \Lat`i*ros"tral\, Latirostrous \Lat`i*ros"trous\, a.
[Cf. F. latirostre. See Latirostres.] (Zool.)
Having a broad beak. --Sir T. Browne.
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Longirostral
(gcide) | Longirostral \Lon`gi*ros"tral\, a. (Zool.)
Having a long bill; of or pertaining to the Longirostres.
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Pressirostral
(gcide) | Pressirostral \Pres`si*ros"tral\, a. (Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the pressirosters.
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Rectirostral
(gcide) | Rectirostral \Rec`ti*ros"tral\ (r?k`t?*r?s"tral), a. [Recti- +
rostral.] (Zool.)
Having a straight beak.
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Recurvirostral
(gcide) | Recurvirostral \Re*cur`vi*ros"tral\ (-tral), a. [See
Recurviroster.] (Zool.)
Having the beak bent upwards.
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Serratirostral
(gcide) | Serratirostral \Ser*ra`ti*ros"tral\, a. [Serrate + rostral.]
(Zool.)
Having a toothed bill, like that of a toucan.
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Tenuirostral
(gcide) | Tenuirostral \Ten`u*i*ros"tral\, a. (Zool.)
Thin-billed; -- applied to birds with a slender bill, as the
humming birds.
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