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ROSTRATE
rostrate
(adjective) having a beak or beaklike snout or proboscis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
rostrate (comparative more rostrate, superlative most rostrate)
Having a process resembling the beak of a bird; beaked; rostellate.
Furnished or adorned with beaks.
Synonyms
• See beaky
Source: Wiktionary
Ros"trate, Ros"tra*ted, a. Etym: [L. rostratus, fr. rostrum a beak. See Rostrum.]
1. Having a process resembling the beak of a bird; beaked; rostellate.
2. Furnished or adorned with beaks; as, rostrated galleys.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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