rostrate

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rostrate

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From Latin rostratus, from rostrum (“beak”).

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Having a process resembling the beak of a bird; beaked; rostellate.
Furnished or adorned with beaks. 'a rostrate pillar

Similar: beaky

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"rostrate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rostrate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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rostrate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rostrate

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"rostrate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rostrate.

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@misc{rostrate_2026,
  title = {rostrate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rostrate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}