- rostrate
- adjective Date: circa 1819 having a rostrum
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
rostrate
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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. [1913 Webster] 2. Furnished or adorned with beaks; as, rostrated galleys. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rostrate — [räs′trāt΄] adj. [L rostratus] having a rostrum … English World dictionary
rostrate — adj. [L. rostrum, beak] Having a rostrum or beak like process … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
rostrate — /ros trayt/, adj. furnished with a rostrum. Also, rostrated. [1350 1400; < L rostratus having a beak, curved at the end, equiv. to rostr(um) ROSTRUM + atus ATE1] * * * … Universalium
rostrate — Having a beak or hook. [L. rostratus] * * * ros·trate (rosґtrāt) [L. rostratus beaked] having a beaklike process … Medical dictionary
rostrate — ros·trate || rÉ‘streɪt(ɪd) / rÉ’s adj. having a beak or snout; having a stage … English contemporary dictionary
rostrate — With a beak, e.g. the microsporophylls of Encephalartos longifolius … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
rostrate — ros·trate … English syllables
rostrate — /ˈrɒstreɪt/ (say rostrayt) adjective having a rostrum or beak. {Latin rostrātus beaked} …
rostrate — adjective having a beak or beaklike snout or proboscis • Similar to: ↑beaked … Useful english dictionary
