adrostral

adjective

ad·​ros·​tral

(ˈ)ad-¦rä-strəl

zoology

: near the rostrum

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary ad- + rostral; originally formed as French adrostrale

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

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