Definition of beak

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Beak (n.) The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve..

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Lunated :: Lunated (a.) Crescent-shaped; as, a lunate leaf; a lunate beak; a lunated cross..
Beak :: Beak (n.) A similar bill in other animals, as the turtles..
Horn :: Horn (n.) A drinking cup, or beaker, as having been originally made of the horns of cattle..
Sue :: Sue (v. t.) To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk..
Crane''s-bill :: Crane's-bill (n.) The geranium; -- so named from the long axis of the fruit, which resembles the beak of a crane..
Aquiline :: Aquiline (a.) Curving; hooked; prominent, like the beak of an eagle; -- applied particularly to the nose.
Rook :: Rook (n.) A European bird (Corvus frugilegus) resembling the crow, but smaller. It is black, with purple and violet reflections. The base of the beak and the region around it are covered with a rough, scabrous skin, which in old birds is whitish. It is gregarious in its habits. The name is also applied to related Asiatic species..
Bickern :: Bickern (n.) An anvil ending in a beak or point (orig. in two beaks); also, the beak or horn itself..
Beaker :: Beaker (n.) An open-mouthed, thin glass vessel, having a projecting lip for pouring; -- used for holding solutions requiring heat..
Soosoo :: Soosoo (n.) A kind of dolphin (Platanista Gangeticus) native of the river Ganges; the Gangetic dolphin. It has a long, slender, somewhat spatulate beak..
Tube-nosed :: Tube-nosed (a.) Having the nostrils prolonged in the form of horny tubes along the sides of the beak; -- said of certain sea birds.
Rostellate :: Rostellate (a.) Having a rostellum, or small beak; terminating in a beak..
Peck :: Peck (v.) To seize and pick up with the beak, or as with the beak; to bite; to eat; -- often with up..
Rostrated :: Rostrated (a.) Having a process resembling the beak of a bird; beaked; rostellate.
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..
Kingfisher :: Kingfisher (n.) Any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family Alcedinidae. Most of them feed upon fishes which they capture by diving and seizing then with the beak; others feed only upon reptiles, insects, etc. About one hundred and fifty species are known. They are found in nearly all parts of the world, but are particularly abundant in the East Indies..
Flamingo :: Flamingo (n.) Any bird of the genus Phoenicopterus. The flamingoes have webbed feet, very long legs, and a beak bent down as if broken. Their color is usually red or pink. The American flamingo is P. ruber; the European is P. antiquorum..
Beak :: 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..
Toucan :: Toucan (n.) Any one of numerous species of fruit-eating birds of tropical America belonging to Ramphastos, Pteroglossus, and allied genera of the family Ramphastidae. They have a very large, but light and thin, beak, often nearly as long as the body itself. Most of the species are brilliantly colored with red, yellow, white, and black in striking contrast..
Horn :: Horn (n.) The pointed beak of an anvil.
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