rostrate [ros-treyt] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- furnished with a rostrum.
Often ros·trat·ed. Origin of rostrate 1350–1400; Latin rōstrātus having a beak, curved at the end, equivalent to rōstr(um) rostrum + -ātus -ate1 Examples from the Web for rostrate Historical Examples of rostrate
Rostrate, bearing a beak (Rostrum) or a prolonged appendage.
Asa Gray
Promuscis: an extended mouth structure: has been applied to the long tongue of bees and to the rostrate structure in Hemiptera.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith
Rostrate: the head, when it has a long protraction bearing the mouth parts.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith
Valve lanceolate, with produced or rostrate apices; pseudo-nodule wide, excentric.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity
Charles Sumner Boyer
Valve linear with rostrate apices; cost robust; stri delicate, 20 in 10 .
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity
Charles Sumner Boyer
British Dictionary definitions for rostrate rostrate adjective
- biology having a beak or beaklike process
rostrate in Medicine rostrate [rŏs′trāt′, -trĭt] adj.
- Having a beaklike part.