Longirostres

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Longirostres \Lon`gi*ros"tres\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. longus long
     + rostrum beak.] (Zool.)
     A group of birds characterized by having long slender bills,
     as the sandpipers, curlews, and ibises. It is now regarded as
     an artificial division.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Longiroster \Lon`gi*ros"ter\, n.; pl. L. {Longirostres}, E.
     {Longirosters}. [L. longus long + rostrum beak: cf. F.
     longirostre.] (Zool.)
     One of the Longirostres.
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