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DENTIROSTRAL
Etymology
Adjective
dentirostral (not comparable)
(zoology) Having a toothed bill.
Source: Wiktionary
Den`ti*ros"tral, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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