LAMELLIROSTRAL


Meaning of LAMELLIROSTRAL in English

/leuh mel'euh ros"treuhl/ , adj. Ornith.

having a beak equipped with thin plates or lamellae for straining water and mud from food, as the ducks, geese, swans, and flamingos.

Also, lamellirostrate /leuh mel'euh ros"trayt/ .

[ 1825-35; lamellirostr ( is ) + -AL 1 . See LAMELLI-, ROSTRAL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .