Definition of beak

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Beak (n.) That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee..

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Rostrum :: Rostrum (n.) Any beaklike prolongation, esp. of the head of an animal, as the beak of birds..
Beakhead :: Beakhead (n.) An ornament used in rich Norman doorways, resembling a head with a beak..
Rostrulum :: Rostrulum (n.) A little rostrum, or beak, as of an insect..
Horn :: Horn (n.) The pointed beak of an anvil.
Toco :: Toco (n.) A toucan (Ramphastos toco) having a very large beak. See Illust. under Toucan.
Coracoid :: Coracoid (a.) Shaped like a crow's beak.
Rostrum :: Rostrum (n.) A pair of forceps of various kinds, having a beaklike form..
Promerops :: Promerops (n.) Any one of several species of very brilliant birds belonging to Promerops, Epimarchus, and allied genera, closely related to the paradise birds, and mostly native of New Guinea. They have a long curved beak and a long graduated tail..
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..
Geranium :: Geranium (n.) A genus of plants having a beaklike tours or receptacle, around which the seed capsules are arranged, and membranous projections, or stipules, at the joints. Most of the species have showy flowers and a pungent odor. Called sometimes crane's-bill..
Doegling :: Doegling (n.) The beaked whale (Balaenoptera rostrata), from which doegling oil is obtained..
Lunule :: Lunule (n.) A special area in front of the beak of many bivalve shells. It sometimes has the shape of a double crescent, but is oftener heart-shaped. See Illust. of Bivalve..
Shoebill :: Shoebill (n.) A large African wading bird (Balaeniceps rex) allied to the storks and herons, and remarkable for its enormous broad swollen bill. It inhabits the valley of the White Nile. See Illust. (l.) of Beak..
Mandible :: Mandible (n.) The bone, or principal bone, of the lower jaw; the inferior maxilla; -- also applied to either the upper or the lower jaw in the beak of birds..
Birostrated :: Birostrated (a.) Having a double beak, or two processes resembling beaks..
Brevirostrate :: Brevirostrate (a.) Short-billed; having a short beak.
Chelonia :: Chelonia (n. pl.) An order of reptiles, including the tortoises and turtles, peculiar in having a part of the vertebrae, ribs, and sternum united with the dermal plates so as to form a firm shell. The jaws are covered by a horny beak. See Reptilia; also, Illust. in Appendix..
Beak :: Beak (n.) The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal.
Lunated :: Lunated (a.) Crescent-shaped; as, a lunate leaf; a lunate beak; a lunated cross..
Peck :: Peck (n.) A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a pointed instrument..
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