释义 |
ros·tel·lum \räˈsteləm\ noun (-s) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, small beak, small snout, diminutive of rostrum beak — more at rostrum 1. a. : a small process resembling a beak : a diminutive rostrum b. : the apex of the gynaecium of an orchid flower that resembles a beak 2. a. (1) : the sucking beak of a louse (2) : the beak of a hemipteran b. : an anterior prolongation of the head of a tapeworm bearing hooks — see echinococcus illustration |