beaks

Noun

beak (countable and uncountable, plural beaks)

1. A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.

   Synonyms:

   bill, neb, nib, pecker

2. A similar pointed structure forming the nose and mouth of various animals, such as turtles, platypuses, whales, etc.
3. The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera.
4. The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve.
5. The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal.
6. Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.

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