Beak - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: beakBirds beak
A molding whose section is thought to resemble a beak...
Openbill
A bird of the genus Anastomus allied to the stork so called because the two parts of the bill touch only at the base and tip One species inhabits India another Africa Called also open beak See Illust m under Beak...
Rostral
Of or pertaining to the beak or snout of an animal or the beak of a ship resembling a rostrum esp the rostra at Rome or their decorations...
Rostellate
Having a rostellum or small beak terminating in a beak...
Beaked
Having a beak or a beaklike point beak shaped...
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A beak flute an older form of the flute played with a mouthpiece resembling a beak and held like a flageolet...
Cere
The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey parrots and some other birds See Beak...
Bickern
An anvil ending in a beak or point orig in two beaks also the beak or horn itself...
Ibis
Any bird of the genus Ibis and several allied genera of the family Ibidaelig inhabiting both the Old World and the New Numerous species are known They are large wading birds having a long curved beak and feed largely on reptiles...
ivorybill
A large handsome black and white North American woodpecker Campephilus principalis having a large sharp ivory colored beak Its general color is glossy black with white secondaries and a white dorsal stripe The male has a large scarlet crest It is now rare and found only in the Gulf States and Cuba...
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