Hence, a stage for public speaking; the pulpit or platform occupied by an orator or public speaker.
Any beaklike prolongation, esp. of the head of an animal, as the beak of birds.
The beak, or sucking mouth parts, of Hemiptera.
The snout of a gastropod mollusk. See Illust. of Littorina.
A pair of forceps of various kinds, having a beaklike form.
also called beak or snout, a forward extension of the upper jaw.
beak-like projection over the anterior-most portion of crayfish and similar organisms useful in protecting the base of the antenna/antennule system
(plural ROSTRA) A portable platform, usually in the form of a collapsible hinged framework (Gate) with a separate top (Lid).
snout or beak of an insect or animal.
an elongated beak or snout.
This is where delegates make their conference speeches. A raised platform (one at either side at the front of the conference hall) equipped with microphone, illuminated document-rest and lights indicating how much time delegates have left to speak.
(Plural: rostra) A platform, whether moveable or fixed.
The forward extension of the upper jaw of the skull.
modified mouthparts, characteristic of the insect order Hemiptera, which are used for sucking juices from plants and prey animals. References Caponigro, M.A. and C.H. Eriksen, 1976. Surface film locomotion by the water strider Gerris remigis Say. American Midland Naturalist 17, 753-760. Hungerford, H.B., 1919. The biology and ecology of aquatic and semiaquatic Hemiptera. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 11, 3-328. Pennack, R.W., 1978. Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States. ( 2nd Edition). John Wiley. Sprague, I.B., 1956. The biology and morphology of Hydrometra martini Kirkaldy. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 38, 579-693.
a protruding bone structure. Often used to describe the beaks of birds, and some mouths of cetaceans.
(Latin) literally a beak; through metonymy, the rostrum takes on the meaning of the prow of the ship.
a snoutlike projection or rigid extension of the head, bearing the mouthparts at the end; e.g. adult weevils
Plural: rostra. In theatre, an elevated platform that forms part of the stage set. They are frequently made with wooden frames, and are designed to lift up and fold away easily. The word rostrum comes from the Latin work for beak; the ancient Romans would speak from an elevated platform decorated with the prows, or rostra, of defeated enemy ships.
the elongated snout that extends the mouthparts of some insects.
a bony extension of the snout as in a swordfish
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils
Latin beak, which decorated the Roman orator's platform; hence, a platform or beak-like structure; adjective - rostral.
L. beak, or bill of a bird. The rostrum . a furrow or groove. Stria medullaris thalami.
the snout or beak of a whale, porpoise or dolphin.
a beak or beak-shaped part of something.
the elongated piercing and sucking mouthparts of all species in the Hemiptera. Also applied to the snout of weevils (Curculionidae). See proboscis also.
In cetacean s, a forward extension of the upper jaw. Adj. rostral. Saddle or Saddle Patch : A blotch or patch of pigment that extends across the midline of the back and onto the sides.
(Plural: rostra) A moveable platform
The snout or nose area on a reptile's face.
the beak-like part or snout of a cetacean
A pulpit or platform for public speakers. In the Roman Republican forum, the orator’s platform that was decorated with the beaks of warships captured in 338 B.C.
Beak or snout. Also refers to the upper jaw of the skull.
A beaklike part; in cetaceans the upper jaw. Term is used primarily with larger whales.
A permanent open air masonry stage used for memorial services in cemeteries of the modern period, patterned after the platform for public orators used in ancient Rome.
The area on the House Floor where the Speaker of the House or presiding officer is located.
a suboral spike of calcification, usually bearing an avicularium or the beaklike distal end of an aviciularium on which the closed mandible rests.
The "snout" or "beak" of a dolphin or whale.
Upper jaw of the skull (may be used to refer to the beak or snout).
A rostrum is the beak-like upper jaw of a whale.
