rostrate

American

[ros-trayt] / ˈrɒs treɪt /

Often rostrated

adjective

furnished with a rostrum.

rostrate British

/ ˈrɒsˌtreɪt /

adjective

biology having a beak or beaklike process

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Etymology

Origin of rostrate

1350–1400; < Latin rōstrātus having a beak, curved at the end, equivalent to rōstr ( um ) rostrum + -ātus -ate ¹

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rostrate

Furnished with a process or a mouth like a beak; rostrate.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster

Promuscis: an extended mouth structure: has been applied to the long tongue of bees and to the rostrate structure in Hemiptera.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith

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