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Definition of Beaklike
1. Adjective. Resembling the beak of a bird. "A grizzled man with a beaklike nose"
Definition of Beaklike
1. Adjective. Resembling a beak; pointed ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beaklike
1. beak [adj] - See also: beak
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beaklike
Literary usage of Beaklike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature Biographies: The Lives of Some Every-day Butterflies; Moths by Clarence Moores Weed (1903)
"The outside is of the reddish colour of the willow bark, becoming darker at the
beaklike tip. This beak is brittle and easily broken off. ..."
2. Studies in Zoology: An Introduction to the Study of Animals for Secondary by James Andrew Merrill (1902)
"G. Palpi in most species long and compressed, beaklike; wings deltoid in repose,
... H. Small moths; palpi short, beaklike; fore wings (primaries) oblong, ..."
3. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1895)
"This little butterfly, so readily known by its long, beaklike palpi and angled
fore wings, is usually of rare occurrence in Indiana. ..."
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