lamellirostral

lamellirostral
/leuh mel'euh ros"treuhl/, adj. Ornith.
having a beak equipped with thin plates or lamellae for straining water and mud from food, as the ducks, geese, swans, and flamingos.
Also, lamellirostrate /leuh mel'euh ros"trayt/.
[1825-35; < NL lamellirostr(is) + -AL1. See LAMELLI-, ROSTRAL]

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