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Rostellum :: Rostellum (n.) A small beaklike process or extension of some part; a small rostrum; as, the rostellum of the stigma of violets, or of the operculum of many mosses; the rostellum on the head of a tapeworm..

Sue :: Sue (v. t.) To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk..

Curvirostral :: Curvirostral (a.) Having a crooked beak, as the crossbill..

Kingfisher :: Kingfisher (n.) Any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family Alcedinidae. Most of them feed upon fishes which they capture by diving and seizing then with the beak; others feed only upon reptiles, insects, etc. About one hundred and fifty species are known. They are found in nearly all parts of the world, but are particularly abundant in the East Indies..

Clap :: Clap (n.) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.

Shoebill :: Shoebill (n.) A large African wading bird (Balaeniceps rex) allied to the storks and herons, and remarkable for its enormous broad swollen bill. It inhabits the valley of the White Nile. See Illust. (l.) of Beak..

Ram :: Ram (n.) A heavy steel or iron beak attached to the prow of a steam war vessel for piercing or cutting down the vessel of an enemy; also, a vessel carrying such a beak..

Rostrum :: Rostrum (n.) The beak, or sucking mouth parts, of Hemiptera..

Preen :: Preen (n.) To dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers; -- said of birds..

Beck :: Beck (n.) See Beak.

Aquiline :: Aquiline (a.) Curving; hooked; prominent, like the beak of an eagle; -- applied particularly to the nose.

Bickern :: Bickern (n.) An anvil ending in a beak or point (orig. in two beaks); also, the beak or horn itself..

Crossbeak :: Crossbeak (n.) Same as Crossbill.

Beak :: Beak (n.) Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant..

Swordfish :: Swordfish (n.) A very large oceanic fish (Xiphias gladius), the only representative of the family Xiphiidae. It is highly valued as a food fish. The bones of the upper jaw are consolidated, and form a long, rigid, swordlike beak; the dorsal fin is high and without distinct spines; the ventral fins are absent. The adult is destitute of teeth. It becomes sixteen feet or more long..

Beak :: Beak (n.) A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, in order to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a beakhead..

Beak :: Beak (n.) A magistrate or policeman.

Horn :: Horn (n.) A drinking cup, or beaker, as having been originally made of the horns of cattle..

Gill :: Gill (n.) The fleshy flap that hangs below the beak of a fowl; a wattle.

Toco :: Toco (n.) A toucan (Ramphastos toco) having a very large beak. See Illust. under Toucan.

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