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Definition of Rostral
1. a. Of or pertaining to the beak or snout of an animal, or the beak of a ship; resembling a rostrum, esp., the rostra at Rome, or their decorations.
Definition of Rostral
1. Adjective. In the direction of the rostrum. ¹
2. Adjective. (anatomy) In the direction that a rostrum would have been located. ¹
3. Adjective. Serving as a rostrum. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rostral
1. pertaining to a rostrum [adj] - See also: rostrum
Medical Definition of Rostral
1. Relating to any rostrum or anatomical structure resembling a beak. Synonym: rostralis. Origin: L. Rostralis, fr. Rostrum, beak (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rostral
Literary usage of Rostral
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Synopsis of the North American Syrphidae by Samuel Wendell Williston (1886)
"rostral not produced. Nasal confluent with first labial ... ( rostral plate
reaching frontal. Nasals and first labial continent ..."
2. The Geologist by Samuel Joseph Mackie (1859)
"H, rostral or dental plates of ventral valvo. 8, Sockets of dorsal valve. c, 6,
Hin£e-pint£s. L, Loop. A, Quadruple impression of the adductor ..."
3. Herpetology of Japan and Adjacent Territory by Leonhard Hess Stejneger (1907)
"rostral much wider than high, well visible from above; nasals very long, the
suture between them twice as long as that between the ..."
4. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1906)
"... margin considerably arched in the upper part and bowed towards the terga;
basal margin not straight, with a short portion close to the rostral angle, ..."
5. English Prose (1137-1890) by John Matthews Manly (1909)
"The monuments of their admirals, which have been erected at the public expense,
represent them like themselves, and are adorned with rostral crowns and ..."
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