beaklike
21rostrum — Any beak shaped structure. [L. a beak] r. corporis callosi [TA] SYN: r. of corpus callosum. r. of corpus callosum [TA] beak of the corpus callosum, the recurved portion of the corpus callosum passing backward from the genu to the anterior …
22rostellum — ros•tel•lum [[t]rɒˈstɛl əm[/t]] n. pl. ros•tel•la [[t]rɒˈstɛl ə[/t]] 1) zool. ent any of various small, beaklike parts, as the mouth tube of sucking bugs or the hook bearing projection of intestinal tapeworms 2) bot a beaklike modified stigma of… …
23rostrum — ros•trum [[t]ˈrɒs trəm[/t]] n. pl. trums, tra [[t] trə[/t]] 1) any platform, stage, or the like, for public speaking 2) a pulpit 3) zool. anat. a beaklike anatomical process or extension of a part 4) a beaklike projection from the prow of a ship …
24beak — [bēk] n. [ME bek < OFr bec < L beccus < Gaul] 1. a bird s bill, esp. the large, sharp, horny bill of a bird of prey 2. a beaklike part or thing, as the protruding mouthpart of various insects, fishes, etc., or the spout of a pitcher 3.… …
25rostrum — [räs′trəm] n. pl. rostrums or rostra [ros′trə] [L, beak, in pl., speakers platform (see ROSTRUM 1b) < rosus, pp. of rodere, to gnaw, peck: see RAT] 1. in ancient Rome, a) a curved, beaklike projection at the prow of a ship; esp., such a… …
26beaked whale — noun any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jaw • Hypernyms: ↑toothed whale • Hyponyms: ↑bottle nosed whale, ↑bottlenose whale, ↑bottlenose, ↑Hyperoodon ampullatus • …
27Aquilegia Canadensis — Columbine Col um*bine, n. [LL. columbina, L. columbinus dovelike, fr. columba dove: cf. F. colombine. Perh. so called from the beaklike spurs of its flowers.] 1. (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus {Aquilegia}; as, {Aquilegia vulgaris} …
28Aquilegia vulgaris — Columbine Col um*bine, n. [LL. columbina, L. columbinus dovelike, fr. columba dove: cf. F. colombine. Perh. so called from the beaklike spurs of its flowers.] 1. (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus {Aquilegia}; as, {Aquilegia vulgaris} …
29Beaked — (b[=e]kt), a. 1. Having a beak or a beaklike point; beak shaped. Each beaked promontory. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Furnished with a process or a mouth like a beak; rostrate. [1913 Webster] {Beaked whale} (Zo[ o]l.), a cetacean of the… …
30Beaked whale — Beaked Beaked (b[=e]kt), a. 1. Having a beak or a beaklike point; beak shaped. Each beaked promontory. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Furnished with a process or a mouth like a beak; rostrate. [1913 Webster] {Beaked whale} (Zo[ o]l.), a… …
