longiroster
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin longus (“long”) + rostrum (“beak”). Compare French longirostre.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɒndʒiɹɒstə(ɹ)/
Noun
[edit]longiroster (plural longirosters)
- (obsolete) One of the Longirostres, a former family of long-billed birds, such as the snipe.
Usage notes
[edit]Today, Longirostres is a clade of reptiles.
References
[edit]- “longiroster”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.