Rostrate

2 definitions found

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

  Rostrate \Ros"trate\, Rostrated \Ros"tra*ted\, a. [L. rostratus,
     fr. rostrum a beak. See {Rostrum}.]
     1. Having a process resembling the beak of a bird; beaked;
        rostellate.
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     2. Furnished or adorned with beaks; as, rostrated galleys.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rostrate
       adj : having a beak or beaklike snout or proboscis