dentirostral

[den-ti-ros-truh l]

adjective Ornithology.

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

Origin of dentirostral

First recorded in 1835–45; denti- + rostral

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Historical Examples of dentirostral

Dentirostral, den-ti-ros′tral, adj. having the mandibles of the beak toothed or notched, as certain birds.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
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