conirostral

conirostral: —coniroster /koh'ni ros"teuhr, kon'i-/, n.

/koh'ni ros"treuhl, kon'i-/, adj. Ornith.

having a conical bill, as a finch.

[1830-40; coni- (comb. form of L conus CONE) + ROSTRAL]

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conirostral /kō-ni-rosˈtrəl/ (zoology)

adjective

(eg of most finches) having a strong conical beak

ORIGIN: L cōnus (Gr kōnos) cone, and rōstrālis, from rōstrum a beak

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Conirostral — Co ni*ros tral, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Belonging to the Conirostres. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conirostral — coniroster /koh ni ros teuhr, kon i /, n. /koh ni ros treuhl, kon i /, adj. Ornith. having a conical bill, as a finch. [1830 40; coni (comb. form of L conus CONE) + ROSTRAL] * * * … Universalium

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