• (n. pl.) A group of birds embracing the Anseres and flamingoes, in which the bill is lamellate.
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La·mel`li·ros'tres noun plural [ New Latin See
Lamella , and
Rostrum .]
(Zoology) A group of birds embracing the Anseres and flamingoes, in which the bill is lamellate.
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The Lamellirostres are a family of swimming birds, distinguished by the flat form of the bill, which is invested by a soft skin, and provided at the edges with a set of transverse plates or 'lamellae', through which the mud, in which those birds grope for food, is sifted or strained. The family comprises the ducks, geese, swans, flamingoes, etc.
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lamellirostres A group of birds embracing the Anseres and flamingoes, in which the bill is lamellate. Anseres are a Linnaean order of aquatic birds swimming by means of webbed feet; such as, the duck, or of lobed feet, as the grebe. Included in this order are the geese, ducks, auks, divers, gulls, petrels, etc.
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