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单词 magnirostrate
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magnirostrateadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: magni- comb. form, rostrate adj.
Etymology: < magni- comb. form + rostrate adj., after scientific Latin magnirostris (exemplified by Mayne as a specific name in Oedicnemus magnirostris (1801 J. Latham) the stone curlew, now Burhinus magnirostris). Compare French magnirostre (1840). N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (mægnirǫ·strĕt) /mæɡnɪˈrɒstrət/.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Having a long, strong beak.
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1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Magnirostris, having a long and strong beak..: magnirostrate.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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