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‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. culter colter of a plow, knife + rostrum bill. ] (Zool.) A tribe of wading birds including the stork, heron, crane, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Dentirostres [ NL., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth + rostrum bill, beak: cf. F. dentirostre. ] (Zool.) A dentirostral bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having a toothed bill; -- applied to a group of passerine birds, having the bill notched, and feeding chiefly on insects, as the shrikes and vireos. See Illust. (N) under Beak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Dentirostral. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. latus broad + rostrum beak. ] (Zool.) The broad-billed singing birds, such as the swallows, and their allies. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. latirostre. See Latirostres. ] (Zool.) Having a broad beak. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Recti- + rostral. ] (Zool.) Having a straight beak. [ 1913 Webster ]