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rostral

rostral


  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rostral  \Ros"tral\,  a.  [L.  rostralis  fr  rostrum  a  beak;  cf  F. 
  rostral.] 
  Of  or  pertaining  to  the  beak  or  snout  of  an  animal,  or  the 
  beak  of  a  ship;  resembling  a  rostrum,  esp.,  the  rostra  at 
  Rome,  or  their  decorations. 
 
  [Monuments]  adorned  with  rostral  crowns  and  naval 
  ornaments.  --Addison.