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/den'ti ros"treuhl/, adj. Ornith.having a toothlike projection on the cutting edge of the bill, as falcons and shrikes.[1835-45; DENTI- + ROSTRAL]
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Dentirostral — Den ti*ros tral, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having a toothed bill; applied to a group of passerine birds, having the bill notched, and feeding chiefly on insects, as the shrikes and vireos. See Illust. (N) under {Beak}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dentirostral — den·ti·ros·tral … English syllables
dentirostral — /dɛntiˈrɒstrəl/ (say dentee rostruhl) adjective Ornithology having a tooth like or notched projection on the bill …
dentirostral — … Useful english dictionary
Dentiroster — Den ti*ros ter, n.; pl. {Dentirostres}. [NL., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth + rostrum bill, beak: cf. F. dentirostre.] (Zo[ o]l.) A dentirostral bird. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dentirostrate — Den ti*ros trate, a. Dentirostral. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dentirostres — Dentiroster Den ti*ros ter, n.; pl. {Dentirostres}. [NL., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth + rostrum bill, beak: cf. F. dentirostre.] (Zo[ o]l.) A dentirostral bird. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Laniidae — noun shrikes • Syn: ↑family Laniidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Oscines, ↑suborder Oscines, ↑Passeres, ↑suborder Passeres … Useful english dictionary
dentirostrate — adjective see dentirostral … Useful english dictionary
