ROSTELLUM


Meaning of ROSTELLUM in English

[ros.tel.lum] n [NL, fr. L, dim. of rostrum beak] (ca. 1826): a small process resembling a beak: a diminutive rostrum: as a: an extension of the stigma of an orchid flowe r b: an anterior prolongation of the head of a tapeworm bearing hooks -- ros.tel.lar adj

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