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Balaenoptera rostrataDoegling D[oe]g"ling, n. [Native name in Faroe Islands.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The beaked whale (Bal[ae]noptera rostrata), from which
d[oe]gling oil is obtained. Birostrate
Birostrate Bi*ros`trate, Birostrated Bi*ros"tra*ted, a.
[Pref. bi- + rostrate.]
Having a double beak, or two processes resembling beaks.
The capsule is bilocular and birostrated. --Ed. Encyc.
Birostrated
Birostrate Bi*ros`trate, Birostrated Bi*ros"tra*ted, a.
[Pref. bi- + rostrate.]
Having a double beak, or two processes resembling beaks.
The capsule is bilocular and birostrated. --Ed. Encyc.
Brevirostral
Brevirostral Brev`i*ros"tral, Brevirostrate
Brev`i*ros"trate, a. [L. brevis short + E. rostral, rostrate.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Short-billed; having a short beak.
Brevirostrate
Brevirostral Brev`i*ros"tral, Brevirostrate
Brev`i*ros"trate, a. [L. brevis short + E. rostral, rostrate.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Short-billed; having a short beak.
Chaetodon rostratusArcher fish Arch"er fish` (Zo["o]l.)
A small fish (Toxotes jaculator), of the East Indies; -- so
called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its
prey. The name is also applied to Ch[ae]todon rostratus. Conirostral
Conirostral Co`ni*ros"tral, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Belonging to the Conirostres.
CultirostralCultirostral Cul`ti*ros"tral (-t?-r?s"tral), a. [See
Cultirostres.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having a bill shaped like the colter of a plow, or like a
knife, as the heron, stork, etc. CumulostratusCumulostratus Cu"mu*lo*stra"tus (k?"m?-l?-str?"t?s), n.
(Meteor.)
A form of cloud. See Cloud. Curvirostral
Curvirostral Cur`vi*ros"tral (-r?s"tral), a. [L. curvus + E.
rostral.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having a crooked beak, as the crossbill.
DentirostralDentirostral Den`ti*ros"tral, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having a toothed bill; -- applied to a group of passerine
birds, having the bill notched, and feeding chiefly on
insects, as the shrikes and vireos. See Illust. (N) under
Beak. Dentirostrate
Dentirostrate Den`ti*ros"trate, a.
Dentirostral.
Deprostrate
Deprostrate De*pros"trate, a.
Fully prostrate; humble; low; rude. [Obs.]
How may weak mortal ever hope to file His unsmooth
tongue, and his deprostrate style. --G. Fletcher.
EntomostracaEntomostraca En`to*mos"tra*ca, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? cut in
pieces + ? burnt clay, the hard shell of Testacea.]
(Zo["o]l.)
One of the subclasses of Crustacea, including a large number
of species, many of them minute. The group embraces several
orders; as the Phyllopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, and
Pectostraca. See Copepoda, Phyllopoda, and Cladocera. Entomostracan
Entomostracan En`to*mos"tra*can, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Relating to the Entomostraca. -- n. One of the Entomostraca.
Entomostracous
Entomostracous En`to*mos"tra*cous, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Belonging to the Entomostracans.
Erostrate
Erostrate E*ros"trate, a. [Pref. e- out + rostrate.] (Bot.)
Without a beak.
Fissirostral
Fissirostral Fis`si*ros"tral, a. [Cf. F. fissirostre.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Having the bill cleft beyond the horny part, as in the case
of swallows and goatsuckers.
Heterostichus rostratusKelpfish Kelp"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A small California food fish (Heterostichus rostratus),
living among kelp. The name is also applied to species of the
genus Platyglossus. HolostracaPhyllopoda Phyl*lop"o*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a leaf +
-poda.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of Entomostraca including a large number of species,
most of which live in fresh water. They have flattened or
leaflike legs, often very numerous, which they use in
swimming. Called also Branchiopoda.
Note: In some, the body is covered with a bivalve shell
(Holostraca); in others, as Apus, by a shield-shaped
carapace (Monostraca); in others, like Artemia, there
is no carapace, and the body is regularly segmented.
Sometimes the group is made to include also the
Cladocera. Holostraca
Holostraca Ho*los"tra*ca, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "o`los whole +
? shell of a testacean.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of phyllopod Crustacea, including those that are
entirely covered by a bivalve shell.
Lamellirostral
Lamellirostral Lam`el*li*ros"tral, a. [Lamella + rostral : cf.
F. lamellirostre.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having a lamellate bill, as ducks and geese.
LatirostralLatirostral Lat`i*ros"tral, Latirostrous Lat`i*ros"trous, a.
[Cf. F. latirostre. See Latirostres.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having a broad beak. --Sir T. Browne. Longirostral
Longirostral Lon`gi*ros"tral, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having a long bill; of or pertaining to the Longirostres.
Malacostraca
Malacostraca Mal`a*cos"tra*ca, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? soft +
? shell of a testacean.] (Zo["o]l.)
A subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and
Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca.
Malacostracan
Malacostracan Mal`a*cos"tra*can, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Malacostraca.
MalacostracologyMalacostracology Mal`a*cos`tra*col"o*gy, n. [Malacostracan +
-logy.]
That branch of zo["o]logical science which relates to the
crustaceans; -- called also carcinology. malacostracologyCarcinology Car`ci*nol"o*gy, n. [Gr. ? a crab + -logy.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The department of zo["o]logy which treats of the Crustacea
(lobsters, crabs, etc.); -- called also malacostracology
and crustaceology. Malacostracous
Malacostracous Mal`a*cos"tra*cous, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Belonging to the Malacostraca.
MonostracaPhyllopoda Phyl*lop"o*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a leaf +
-poda.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of Entomostraca including a large number of species,
most of which live in fresh water. They have flattened or
leaflike legs, often very numerous, which they use in
swimming. Called also Branchiopoda.
Note: In some, the body is covered with a bivalve shell
(Holostraca); in others, as Apus, by a shield-shaped
carapace (Monostraca); in others, like Artemia, there
is no carapace, and the body is regularly segmented.
Sometimes the group is made to include also the
Cladocera.
Meaning of Ostra from wikipedia
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Ostra or
Ostrá or
Östra or
Oštra may
refer to the
following places:
Ostrá (Nymburk District), a
village and muni****lity in
Czech Republic Ancient Ostra...
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Ostrá may
refer to:
Ostrá (Nymburk District), a
village and muni****lity in
Czech Republic Ostrá (Veľká Fatra), a
mountain in
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named the
business '
Ostra Studio' in
homage to
their hometown – Moravska-Ostrava. Some
postcards bear the
signature JB, B,
Ostra, or a
question mark in...
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killed outside the
church of
Östra Aros, and
later became venerated as a
saint in the
Catholic Church. In 1274,
Östra Aros
overtook Gamla Uppsala as...
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Östra Real (officially
Östra Reals gymnasium) is an
upper secondary school in Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden. The
school can
trace its
ancestry to the 1600s...
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Ostra is a town and
comune in the Marche,
central Italy, near the
modern Ostra Vetere, south-east of Senigallia. The
modern town is
founded near the site...
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Ostra was an
ancient Roman town near the
modern town of
Ostra Vetere. The
Roman town was
inhabited from the 3rd
century BC
until the 6th
century AD. Pliny...
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Östra and Västra. In 1993 it was
divided into 6
sections titled Norrland,
Östra Svealand, Västra Svealand,
Östra Götaland, Västra Götaland...
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Ostra Vetere is a town and
comune in the
region of Marche, Italy, near the
modern Ostra, south-east of Senigallia. The
original name of the town was Montenovo...
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Östra Vemmerlöv is a
locality situated in
Simrishamn Muni****lity, Skåne County,
Sweden The well-preserved
medieval Östra Vemmerlöv
Church lies here....
