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rostrum

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rostrum  \Ros"trum\  (-tr[u^]m),  n.;  pl  L.  {Rostra},  E. 
  {Rostrums}.  [L.,  beak,  ship's  beak,  fr  rodere  rosum,  to 
  gnaw.  See  {Rodent}.] 
  1.  The  beak  or  head  of  a  ship. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Snout  \Snout\  (snout),  n.  [OE.  snoute,  probably  of  Scand,  or  Low 
  German  origin;  cf  LG  snute,  D.  snuit,  G.  schnauze,  Sw 
  snut,  snyte,  Dan.  snude,  Icel.  sn?ta  to  blow  the  nose; 
  probably  akin  to  E.  snuff,  v.t.  Cf  {Snite},  {Snot}, 
  {Snuff}.] 
  1.  The  long,  projecting  nose  of  a  beast,  as  of  swine. 
 
  2.  The  nose  of  a  man;  --  in  contempt.  --Hudibras. 
 
  3.  The  nozzle  of  a  pipe,  hose,  etc 
 
  4.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  The  anterior  prolongation  of  the  head  of  a  gastropod; 
  --  called  also  {rostrum}. 
  b  The  anterior  prolongation  of  the  head  of  weevils  and 
  allied  beetles. 
 
  {Snout  beetle}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  one  of  many  species  of  beetles 
  having  an  elongated  snout  and  belonging  to  the  tribe 
  Rhynchophora;  a  weevil. 
 
  {Snout  moth}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  pyralid  moth.  See  {Pyralid}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rostrum 
  n  1:  a  platform  raised  above  the  surrounding  level  to  give 
  prominence  to  the  person  on  it  [syn:  {dais},  {podium},  {pulpit}, 
  {ambo},  {stump},  {soapbox}] 
  2:  beaklike  projection  of  the  anterior  part  of  the  head  of 
  certain  insects  such  as  e.g.  weevils  [syn:  {snout}] 
 
  From  THE  DEVIL'S  DICTIONARY  ((C)1911  Released  April  15  1993)  [devils]: 
 
  ROSTRUM,  n.  In  Latin,  the  beak  of  a  bird  or  the  prow  of  a  ship.  In 
  America,  a  place  from  which  a  candidate  for  office  energetically 
  expounds  the  wisdom,  virtue  and  power  of  the  rabble.




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