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longiroster

UK/ˈlɒndʒiɹɒstə(ɹ)/

longiroster noun: one of the Longirostres, a former family of long-billed birds, such as the snipe.

Noun

longiroster (plural longirosters)

  1. (obsolete) One of the Longirostres, a former family of long-billed birds, such as the snipe.

Forms of longiroster

plurallongirosters

Origin of longiroster

From Latin longus (“long”) + rostrum (“beak”). Compare French longirostre.

Questions about longiroster

What does longiroster mean?
Longiroster means one of the Longirostres, a former family of long-billed birds, such as the snipe.
What part of speech is longiroster?
Longiroster is a noun.
How do you pronounce longiroster?
Longiroster is pronounced /ˈlɒndʒiɹɒstə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of longiroster?
The plural of longiroster is longirosters.

Words near longiroster in the dictionary

  1. longipin
  2. longipinene
  3. longipinnate
  4. longipinnates
  5. longipterygid
  6. longiroster
  7. longirosters
  8. longirostral
  9. longirostrate
  10. longirostrine
  11. longirostry

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