Look up: rostrum

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   rostrum
   Latin, meaning: bill of a bird, beak.
   Found on http://archives.nd.edu/rrr.htm
   
   
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   Rostrum
   a projecting snout or beak
   Found on http://www.austmus.gov.au/fishes/fishfac
   
   
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   Rostrum
   (Latin) literally a beak; through metonymy, the rostrum takes on the meaning of the prow of the ship.
   Found on http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glo
   
   
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   Rostrum
   A portable platform usually in the form of a collapsible hinged framework (gate rostrum) with a separate top. Used to raise specific parts of the action or scene.
   Found on http://www.dramatic.com.au/glossary/glos
   
   
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   Rostrum
   an elongate or extended snout.
   Found on http://www.coralrealm.com/viewpage.asp?p
   
   
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   Rostrum
   The beak or proboscis of insect order, Hemiptera.
   (Tectum) Dorsal part of capitulum projecting over chelicerae in acarines.
   Found on http://www.pestmanagement.co.uk/lib/glos
   
   
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   Rostrum
   Bones of the muzzle.
   Found on http://www.skullsite.co.uk/glossary.htm
   
   
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   Rostrum
   Platform placed on the stage floor to create changes of level where required. A large rostrum is usually constructed in sections with loose tops and folding frames, but some small ones are rigid. a sloping rostrum is known as a ramp.
   Found on http://www.queens-theatre.co.uk/technica
   
   
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   rostrum
   the large table plus column(s) and camera cradle used in a traditional animation rostrum camera set-up. Although now almost entirely replaced by software, the convention of referring to an animation camera as though there is still a physical one continues
   Found on http://www.animationpost.co.uk/doping/gl
   
   
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    Rostrum
    (Plural: rostra) A moveable platform
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/docs/teatre.rtf
    
    
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    rostrum
    The prow, beak, ram, or cutwater of a ship
    Found on http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/temetfutue/gl
    
    
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    Rostrum
    Ship's beak or ram.
    Found on http://www.romans-in-britain.org.uk/glo_
    
    
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    Rostrum
    in belemnites, the rear part of the bullet-shaped, cylindrical internal shell, also called the guard. Its purpose was possibly to act as a counter-balance to the weight of the animal's head and tentacles
    Found on http://www.sedgwickmuseum.org/education/
    
    
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    Rostrum
    Ros'trum (-trŭm) noun ; plural Latin Rostra , English Rostrums . [ Latin , beak, ship's beak, from rodere , rosum , to gnaw. See Rodent .] 1. The beak or head of a ship. 2. plural ( Rostra ) (Rom. Antiq.) The Beaks; the stage or platform in the forum where orations, pleadings, funeral harangues, etc., were deli ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/95
    
    
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    rostrum
    Origin: L, beak, ship's beak, fr. Rodere, rosum, to gnaw. See Rodent. ... 1. The beak or head of a ship. ... 2. (Rostra) The Beaks; the stage or platform in the forum where orations, pleadings, funeral harangues, etc, were delivered; so called because after the Latin war, it was adorned with the beaks of captured vessels; later, applied also to other ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona
    
    
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    rostrum
    noun beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
    
    
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    Rostrum
    `Rostrum` can mean one of several different things: * Rostrum (anatomy), an anatomical structure resembling a bird's beak, such as the snout of crocodiles and dolphins or the part of the carapace of a crustacean. Since the rostrum is typically located about the thorax of an arthropod, it is differentiated from the `cauda` or tail. * A ram bow on a ship. * The platform a speaker stands on while giving a speech. Such platforms in the Roman Forum ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostrum
    
    
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    rostrum
    (ros´trәm) Latin word meaning beak-shaped structure; a term used in anatomy. the oral and nasal region.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns
    
    
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    Rostrum
    • (n.) A pair of forceps of various kinds, having a beaklike form. • (n.) The Beaks; the stage or platform in the forum where orations, pleadings, funeral harangues, etc., were delivered; -- so called because after the Latin war, it was adorned with the beaks of captured vessels; later, applied also to other platforms erected in Rome for ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
    
    
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    rostrum
    (from the article `Duilius, Gaius`) ...bows and used to pierce enemy vessels) of captured Carthaginian ships. Called the columna rostrata, it was a favourite site for speeches. The ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/69
    
    
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    rostrum
    rostrum 1. A beak-like, or a beak-shaped part, of an organism projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects; such as, weevils. 2. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it. 3. The beak-shaped prow of an ancient Roman ship, especially a war galley. 4. Etymology: from Latin rostrum, name of the p...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf