单词 | rostrum |
释义 | ros·trum (rŏstrəm, rôstrəm) n. pl. ros·trums or ros·tra (rŏstrə, rôstrə) 1. A dais, pulpit, or other elevated platform for public speaking. 2. a. The curved, beaklike prow of an ancient Roman ship, especially a war galley. b. The speaker's platform in an ancient Roman forum, which was decorated with the prows of captured enemy ships. 3. Biology A beaklike projection, especially: a. An anterior projection of an insect's or an arachnid's mouthparts, of the upper jaw of a cetacean, or of the cephalothorax of a crustacean. b. A beaklike projection of a plant part, as the fruit of a geranium. [Latin rōstrum, beak; see rēd- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] rostrumof a weevil |
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