† marginirostraladj.
Ornithology. Obsolete.
Of feathers: growing round the base of the bill.
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1837 W. Macgillivray Hist. Brit. Birds I. 80 Considered with respect to situation, feathers may be named as follows:..Marginirostral, round the basal margin of the bill.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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