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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.
[from L. rostrum, beak.]
1.
Resembling the beak of a ship.
2.
Pertaining to the beak.

Definition 2024

rostral

rostral

English

Adjective

rostral ‎(not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) In the direction of the rostrum.
  2. (anatomy) In the direction in which a rostrum would have been located.
  3. Serving as a rostrum.
    rostral column

Antonyms

Translations

Noun

rostral ‎(plural rostrals)

  1. A scale in reptiles on the median plate of the tip of the snout that borders the mouth opening.

Portuguese

Adjective

rostral m, f ‎(plural rostrais, comparable)

  1. (anatomy) rostral (in the direction of the rostrum)
  2. rostral (serving as a rostrum)

Spanish

Adjective

rostral m, f ‎(plural rostrales)

  1. (anatomy) rostral

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