Definition of beak

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Beak (n.) A toe clip. See Clip, n. (Far.)..

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Gill :: Gill (n.) The fleshy flap that hangs below the beak of a fowl; a wattle.
Jacobin :: "Jacobin (n.) A fancy pigeon, in which the feathers of the neck form a hood, -- whence the name. The wings and tail are long, and the beak moderately short..
Clap :: Clap (n.) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
Toco :: Toco (n.) A toucan (Ramphastos toco) having a very large beak. See Illust. under Toucan.
Beak :: Beak (n.) The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects, and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera..
Falcon :: Falcon (n.) One of a family (Falconidae) of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight..
Coronoid :: Coronoid (a.) Resembling the beak of a crow; as, the coronoid process of the jaw, or of the ulna..
Nose :: Nose (n.) A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the nose of a teakettle..
Crow :: Crow (v. i.) A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar..
Rook :: Rook (n.) A European bird (Corvus frugilegus) resembling the crow, but smaller. It is black, with purple and violet reflections. The base of the beak and the region around it are covered with a rough, scabrous skin, which in old birds is whitish. It is gregarious in its habits. The name is also applied to related Asiatic species..
Snipefish :: Snipefish (n.) A long, slender deep-sea fish (Nemichthys scolopaceus) with a slender beak..
Rostrulum :: Rostrulum (n.) A little rostrum, or beak, as of an insect..
Crossbeak :: Crossbeak (n.) Same as Crossbill.
Terebratula :: Terebratula (n.) A genus of brachiopods which includes many living and some fossil species. The larger valve has a perforated beak, through which projects a short peduncle for attachment. Called also lamp shell..
Rostrum :: Rostrum (n.) A pair of forceps of various kinds, having a beaklike form..
Beaked :: Beaked (a.) Having a beak or a beaklike point; beak-shaped.
Brevirostrate :: Brevirostrate (a.) Short-billed; having a short beak.
Beaker :: Beaker (n.) An open-mouthed, thin glass vessel, having a projecting lip for pouring; -- used for holding solutions requiring heat..
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..
Kamichi :: Kamichi (n.) A curious South American bird (Anhima, / Palamedea, cornuta), often domesticated by the natives and kept with poultry, which it defends against birds of prey. It has a long, slender, hornlike ornament on its head, and two sharp spurs on each wing. Although its beak, feet, and legs resemble those of gallinaceous birds, it is related in anatomical characters to the ducks and geese (Anseres). Called also horned screamer. The name is sometimes applied also to the chaja. See Chaja, and S
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