dentirostral

[ den-ti-ros-truhl ]

adjective

, Ornithology.

1. having a toothlike projection on the cutting edge of the bill, as falcons and shrikes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dentirostral¹

First recorded in 1835–45; denti- + rostral

Example Sentences

Dentirostral, den-ti-ros′tral, adj. having the mandibles of the beak toothed or notched, as certain birds.

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