‖n. [ NL. ] (Zool.) One of the Conirostres. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A device that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane).
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n. [ L. presssus pressed (p. p. of premere) + rostrum beak: cf. F. pressirostre. See 4th Press. ] (Zool.) One of a tribe of wading birds (
n. [ F. See Prostration. ] Dejection; depression. [ Obs. ] Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ NL. See Pro- and Sternum. ] (Zool.) The ventral plate of the prothorax of an insect. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. recurvus bent back + rostrum beack; cf. F. récurvirostre. ] (Zool.) A bird whose beak bends upward, as the avocet. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Perhaps a corruption of register; or cf. roll. ] (Mil.) A register or roll showing the order in which officers, enlisted men, companies, or regiments are called on to serve. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. [ 2d uro- + sternum. ] (Zool.) The sternal, or under piece, of any one of the uromeres of insects and other arthropods. [ 1913 Webster ]