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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ros•tel•lum (ro stel′əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. ros•tel•la (ro stel′ə).USA pronunciation - Biology, Zoologyany small, beaklike process.
- Botanya beaklike modification of the stigma in many orchids.
- Invertebrates, Zoology[Zool.]
- a projecting part of the scolex in certain tapeworms.
- a part of the mouth in many insects, designed for sucking.
- Neo-Latin; Latin: little beak, snout, diminutive of rōstrum snout (see rostrum); for formation, see castellum
- 1750–60
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