Rostral

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
     [1913 Webster] Rostrate