lati-comb. form
combining form of Latin lātus broad. † latiˈrostrous adj. [Latin rostrum beak + -ous suffix] Ornithology Obsolete having a broad beak.
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laticostate adj. 
/ˌleɪtᵻˈkɒsteɪt/,
Brit. /ˌlatᵻˈkɒsteɪt/
, /ˌlatᵻˈkɒsteɪt//ˌleɪtᵻˈkɒsteɪt/U.S. /ˌlædəˈkɑˌsteɪt/
[costate adj.] Zoology having broad ribs (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1855; and in later dictionaries)./ˌlædəˈkɑˌsteɪt/Categories »
latidentate adj. /ˌleɪtᵻˈdɛnteɪt/,
Brit. /ˌlatᵻˈdɛnteɪt/
, /ˌlatᵻˈdɛnteɪt//ˌleɪtᵻˈdɛnteɪt/U.S. /ˌlædəˈdɛnˌteɪt/
[dentate adj.] Zoology having broad teeth (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1855; and in later dictionaries)./ˌlædəˈdɛnˌteɪt/Categories »
latifoliate adj. /ˌlatᵻˈfəʊlɪeɪt/, /ˌleɪtᵻˈfəʊlɪət/, /ˌleɪtᵻˈfəʊlɪeɪt/, /ˌlædəˈfoʊliˌeɪt/ [foliate adj.] Botany = latifolious adj. (Ogilvie Suppl. 1855; and in recent dictionaries).
Brit. /ˌlatᵻˈfəʊlɪət/
, /ˌlatᵻˈfəʊlɪət//ˌlatᵻˈfəʊlɪeɪt//ˌleɪtᵻˈfəʊlɪət//ˌleɪtᵻˈfəʊlɪeɪt/U.S. /ˌlædəˈfoʊliət/
, /ˌlædəˈfoʊliət//ˌlædəˈfoʊliˌeɪt/ latifolious adj. /ˌleɪtᵻˈfəʊlɪəs/,
Brit. /ˌlatᵻˈfəʊlɪəs/
, /ˌlatᵻˈfəʊlɪəs//ˌleɪtᵻˈfəʊlɪəs/U.S. /ˌlædəˈfoʊliəs/
[ < Latin lātifolius ( < lātus broad + folium n. leaf) + -ous suffix] having broad leaves./ˌlædəˈfoʊliəs/Π
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Latifolious.
1797 Encycl. Brit. IX. 581/1 The latifolious, or everlasting pea.
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latipennate adj. /ˌlatᵻˈpɛnət/, /ˌleɪtᵻˈpɛneɪt/, /ˌleɪtᵻˈpɛnət/, /ˌlædəˈpɛnət/ [pennate adj.] Ornithology having broad wings (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1855).
Brit. /ˌlatᵻˈpɛneɪt/
, /ˌlatᵻˈpɛneɪt//ˌlatᵻˈpɛnət//ˌleɪtᵻˈpɛneɪt//ˌleɪtᵻˈpɛnət/U.S. /ˌlædəˈpɛˌneɪt/
, /ˌlædəˈpɛˌneɪt//ˌlædəˈpɛnət/ latipennine adj. /ˌleɪtᵻˈpɛnɪn/,
Brit. /ˌlatᵻˈpɛnɪn/
, /ˌlatᵻˈpɛnɪn//ˌleɪtᵻˈpɛnɪn/U.S. /ˌlædəˈpɛnən/
(In recent dictionaries.)/ˌlædəˈpɛnən/ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having beak or bill > of particular shape
long-billed1594
latirostrous1646
bill-twisteda1657
spoon-billed1668
hook-billed1695
slender-billed1769
thick-billed1770
bow-beaked1791
boat-billed1821
slender-beaked1824
tenuirostral1837
broad-billed1839
planirostrate1858
tenuirostrate1860
planirostral1890
1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xxv. 172 Yet have they a knowne and open disadvantage from an other, which is not common unto any singing bird wee know, that is a flat bill: For no Latirostrous animal..were ever commended for their note.
1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. i. 234 Latirostrous or flat bild birdes.
latirostral adj. /ˌleɪtᵻˈrɒstr(ə)l/, /ˌlædəˈrɑstrəl/
Brit. /ˌlatᵻˈrɒstr(ə)l/
, /ˌlatᵻˈrɒstr(ə)l//ˌleɪtᵻˈrɒstr(ə)l/U.S. /ˌlædəˈrɔstrəl/
, /ˌlædəˈrɔstrəl//ˌlædəˈrɑstrəl/ latirostrate adj. /ˌlatᵻˈrɒstreɪt/, /ˌleɪtᵻˈrɒstrət/, /ˌleɪtᵻˈrɒstreɪt/, /ˌlædəˈrɑˌstreɪt/ (In recent dictionaries.)
Brit. /ˌlatᵻˈrɒstrət/
, /ˌlatᵻˈrɒstrət//ˌlatᵻˈrɒstreɪt//ˌleɪtᵻˈrɒstrət//ˌleɪtᵻˈrɒstreɪt/U.S. /ˌlædəˈrɔˌstreɪt/
, /ˌlædəˈrɔˌstreɪt//ˌlædəˈrɑˌstreɪt/ latisept adj. /ˈleɪtᵻsɛpt/,
Brit. /ˈlatᵻsɛpt/
, /ˈlatᵻsɛpt//ˈleɪtᵻsɛpt/U.S. /ˈlædəˌsɛpt/
[septum n.] Botany having a broad septum./ˈlædəˌsɛpt/ΚΠ
1877 A. W. Bennett tr. O. W. Thomé Text-bk. Struct. & Physiol. Bot. vi. 413 The silicula is said to be angustisept..or latisept.
latiseptate adj. /ˌleɪtᵻˈsɛpteɪt/,
Brit. /ˌlatᵻˈsɛpteɪt/
, /ˌlatᵻˈsɛpteɪt//ˌleɪtᵻˈsɛpteɪt/U.S. /ˌlædəˈsɛpˌteɪt/
Botany = latisept adj./ˌlædəˈsɛpˌteɪt/ΚΠ
1959 A. R. Clapham et al. Excursion Flora Brit. Isles 555 Latiseptate. Of a fr[uit] with the septum across the widest diameter.
latisternal adj. /ˌleɪtᵻˈstəːnl/,
Brit. /ˌlatᵻˈstəːnl/
, /ˌlatᵻˈstəːnl//ˌleɪtᵻˈstəːnl/U.S. /ˌlædəˈstərn(ə)l/
[sternum n.] having a broad breast-bone./ˌlædəˈstərn(ə)l/Π
1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. XII. 324 They [anthropoid apes] have a sternum, and are therefore sometimes called latisternal apes.
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