rostrum

About 0.53 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor, or other performer.
2. noun A platform for a film or television camera.
3. noun The projecting prow of a rowed warship, such as a trireme.
4. noun The beak.
5. noun The beak-shaped projection on the head of insects such as weevils.
6. noun The snout of a dolphin.
7. noun The oral or nasal region of a human used for anatomical location (i.e. rostral).
8. noun Any beak-like extension.

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Word family

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