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lamellirostral
[ luh-mel-uh-ros-truhl ]
adjective
, Ornithology.
- having a beak equipped with thin plates or lamellae for straining water and mud from food, as the ducks, geese, swans, and flamingos.
lamellirostral
/ ləˌmɛlɪˈrɒstrəl; ləˌmɛlɪˈrɒstreɪt /
adjective
- (of ducks, geese, etc) having a bill fringed with thin plates on the inner edge for straining water from food
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lamellirostral1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lamellirostral1
C19: from New Latin lāmellirostris, from lamella + rostrum beak
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