Definition of "rostrum" in Englisch

noun

1. A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor, or other performer.

2. A platform for a film or television camera.

3. The projecting prow of a rowed warship, such as a trireme.

4. (zoology) The beak.

5. (zoology) The beak-shaped projection on the head of insects such as weevils.

6. (zoology) The snout of a dolphin.

7. (anatomy) The oral or nasal region of a human used for anatomical location (i.e. rostral).

8. (botany) Any beak-like extension.

9. (botany) The inner segment of the coronal lobes in asclepiads.