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Webster 1913 Edition
Rostral
Ros′tral
,Adj.
[L.
rostralis
, fr. rostrum
a beak; cf. F. 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.
[Monuments] adorned with
rostral
crowns and naval ornaments. Addison.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rostral
ROS'TRAL
,Adj.
1.
Resembling the beak of a ship.2.
Pertaining to the beak.