Meaning beak
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mid-13c., "bird's bill," from Old French bec "beak," figuratively "mouth," also "tip or point of a nose, a lance, a ship, a shoe," from Latin beccus (sourc [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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hard, protruding jaws of a bird.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles) peck: hit lightly with a picking motion horny projecting mouth of a bird a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures informal terms [..]
Source: google-dictionary.so8848.com

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a prominent terminal projection, especially of a carpel or fruit.
Source: plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au

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Bill of a bird.
Source: conservewildlifenj.org

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see rostrum
Source: weevil.info

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(n) beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)(n) horny projecting mouth of a bird(n) a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures(n) informal terms for the nose(v) hit lightly [..]
Source: beedictionary.com

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rostrum
Source: latin-dictionary.org (offline)

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A magistrate. (Anglo-Saxon beag, a gold collar worn by civic magistrates.)
Source: bartleby.com

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The keratin covering of the mouth protecting the tongue and mouth opening. Bechin
Source: themodernapprentice.com

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In some Animals, the Jaws together with their horny covering. The beak usually refers to the bill of Birds in which the whole varies greatly in form according of the Food and Habits of the Bird. While [..]
Source: online-medical-dictionary.org

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Name given to the metal point or ram fixed on the bows of old war galleys and used to pierce the hulls, and thus sink or disable enemy ships.
Source: caribbean-pirates.com

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Name given to the metal point or ram fixed on the bows of old war galleys and used to pierce the hulls, and thus sink or disable enemy ships.
Source: marinewaypoints.com

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In some dolphins and whales, this refers to an elongated area of the head that include the mouth and jaws.
Source: marinemammal.uga.edu

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In some animals, the jaws together with their horny covering. The beak usually refers to the bill of birds in which the whole varies greatly in form according of the food and habits of the bird. While [..]
Source: medicaldictionaryweb.com

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the bill
Source: pugetsound.edu

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colloquial expression for protruding mouthpart structures of a sucking insect (see proboscis)
Source: pecan.ipmpipe.org

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Two hardened mouthparts in which birds catch and carry their food. Alternative word for a birds bill.
Source: animalcorner.co.uk

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A beak is the horny projecting jaw of animals, including birds, turtles and squid, as well as some insects, fish and mammals. When the action of striking or pecking is described, in terms of jaws, it [..]
Source: worldlandtrust.org





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