Definition of beak

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Beak (n.) The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny sheath, covering the jaws. The form varied much according to the food and habits of the bird, and is largely used in the classification of birds..

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Rostrum :: Rostrum (n.) A pair of forceps of various kinds, having a beaklike form..
Beak :: Beak (n.) A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off.
Hornbill :: Hornbill (n.) Any bird of the family Bucerotidae, of which about sixty species are known, belonging to numerous genera. They inhabit the tropical parts of Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, and are remarkable for having a more or less horn-like protuberance, which is usually large and hollow and is situated on the upper side of the beak. The size of the hornbill varies from that of a pigeon to that of a raven, or even larger. They feed chiefly upon fruit, but some species eat dead animals..
Bullfinch :: Bullfinch (n.) A bird of the genus Pyrrhula and other related genera, especially the P. vulgaris / rubicilla, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red..
Spot :: Spot (n.) A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above its beak..
Beaked :: Beaked (a.) Furnished with a process or a mouth like a beak; rostrate.
Beaker :: Beaker (n.) A large drinking cup, with a wide mouth, supported on a foot or standard..
Grenadier :: Grenadier (n.) A bright-colored South African grosbeak (Pyromelana orix), having the back red and the lower parts black..
Coronoid :: Coronoid (a.) Resembling the beak of a crow; as, the coronoid process of the jaw, or of the ulna..
Tetrodon :: Tetrodon (n.) Any one of numerous species of plectognath fishes belonging to Tetrodon and allied genera. Each jaw is furnished with two large, thick, beaklike, bony teeth..
Rectirostral :: Rectirostral (a.) Having a straight beak.
Crane''s-bill :: Crane's-bill (n.) A pair of long-beaked forceps.
Pinefinch :: Pinefinch (n.) The pine grosbeak.
Disarmed :: Disarmed (a.) Deprived of claws, and teeth or beaks..
Rostelliform :: Rostelliform (a.) Having the form of a rostellum, or small beak..
Flute A Bec :: Flute a bec () A beak flute, an older form of the flute, played with a mouthpiece resembling a beak, and held like a flageolet..
Snipefish :: Snipefish (n.) A long, slender deep-sea fish (Nemichthys scolopaceus) with a slender beak..
Beaker :: Beaker (n.) An open-mouthed, thin glass vessel, having a projecting lip for pouring; -- used for holding solutions requiring heat..
Rostrated :: Rostrated (a.) Furnished or adorned with beaks; as, rostrated galleys..
Rostrulum :: Rostrulum (n.) A little rostrum, or beak, as of an insect..
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