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beakmid-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 [..]
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beakhard, protruding jaws of a bird.
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beakbeaklike 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 [..]
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beaka prominent terminal projection, especially of a carpel or fruit.
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beakBill of a bird.
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beaksee rostrum
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beak(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 [..]
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beakrostrum
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beakA magistrate. (Anglo-Saxon beag, a gold collar worn by civic magistrates.)
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beakThe keratin covering of the mouth protecting the tongue and mouth opening. Bechin
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beakIn 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 [..]
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beakName 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.
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beakName 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.
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beakIn some dolphins and whales, this refers to an elongated area of the head that include the mouth and jaws.
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beakIn 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 [..]
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beakthe bill
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beakcolloquial expression for protruding mouthpart structures of a sucking insect (see proboscis)
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beakTwo hardened mouthparts in which birds catch and carry their food. Alternative word for a birds bill.
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beakA 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 [..]
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