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单词 rostroid
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rostroidadj.

Brit. /ˈrɒstrɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈrɔstrɔɪd/, /ˈrɑstrɔɪd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rostrum n., -oid suffix.
Etymology: < rostrum n. + -oid suffix. Compare earlier rostriform adj., and also earlier rostrate adj., rostral adj.
Chiefly Biology and Archaeology.
Having a beaked or beak-like form; rostriform.
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rostriform1775
rostrate1826
rostroid1864
1864 H. Allen Monogr. Bats N. Amer. 2 The head has the same long, rostroid appearance.
1930 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 60 ix. (heading) Three views and section of transitional rostroid hand-axe from Southern Palestine.
1969 Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc. 52 315 The ‘conidiophores’ described by Stevens are the rostroid apical cells of the conidia.
1992 Man in India 72 211 Rostroid handaxes, which are obviously cruder, are well represented.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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