lamellirostral

[luh-mel-uh-ros-truh l]

adjective Ornithology.

having a beak equipped with thin plates or lamellae for straining water and mud from food, as the ducks, geese, swans, and flamingos.

Also la·mel·li·ros·trate

[luh-mel-uh-ros-treyt] /ləˌmɛl əˈrɒs treɪt/.

Origin of lamellirostral

1825–35; < New Latin lāmellirostr(is) + -al¹. See lamelli-, rostral

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British Dictionary definitions for lamellirostral

lamellirostral

lamellirostrate (ləˌmɛlɪˈrɒstreɪt)

adjective

(of ducks, geese, etc) having a bill fringed with thin plates on the inner edge for straining water from food

Word Origin for lamellirostral

C19: from New Latin lāmellirostris, from lamella + rostrum beak

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