fissirostral

American

[fis-uh-ros-truhl] / ˌfɪs əˈrɒs trəl /

adjective

Ornithology.

having a broad, deeply cleft beak or bill, as the swallows and goatsuckers.
(of the bill) deeply cleft.

fissirostral British

/ ˌfɪsɪˈrɒstrəl /

adjective

(of the beaks of some birds) broad and deeply cleft
having such a beak, as swifts and swallows

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Etymology

Origin of fissirostral

fissi- + rostral

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