English Dictionary

The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny sheath, covering the jaws. The form varied much according to the food and habits of the bird, and is largely used in the classification of birds.
Source : opted (13615)  - auto

A similar bill in other animals, as the turtles.
Source : opted (13616)  - auto

The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects, and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera.
Source : opted (13617)  - auto

The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve.
Source : opted (13618)  - auto

The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal.
Source : opted (13619)  - auto

Anything projecting or ending in a point, like a beak, as a promontory of land.
Source : opted (13620)  - auto

A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, in order to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a beakhead.
Source : opted (13621)  - auto

That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee.
Source : opted (13622)  - auto

A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off.
Source : opted (13623)  - auto

Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.
Source : opted (13624)  - auto