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rostralization

rostralization noun: the formation and development of a rostrum (beak).

Noun

rostralization (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) The formation and development of a rostrum (beak)

Origin of rostralization

From rostral + -ization.

Questions about rostralization

What does rostralization mean?
Rostralization means the formation and development of a rostrum (beak).
What part of speech is rostralization?
Rostralization is a noun.

Words near rostralization in the dictionary

  1. rostrad
  2. rostral
  3. rostral bone
  4. rostral bones
  5. rostral pars distalis
  6. rostralization
  7. rostrally
  8. rostralmost
  9. rostrals
  10. rostralward
  11. rostralwards

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