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  ROSTRUM, n.  In Latin, the beak of a bird or the prow of a ship.  In
  America, a place from which a candidate for office energetically
  expounds the wisdom, virtue and power of the rabble.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Snout \Snout\ (snout), n. [OE. snoute, probably of Scand, or Low
     German origin; cf. LG. snute, D. snuit, G. schnauze, Sw.
     snut, snyte, Dan. snude, Icel. sn?ta to blow the nose;
     probably akin to E. snuff, v.t. Cf. Snite, Snot,
     Snuff.]
     1. The long, projecting nose of a beast, as of swine.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The nose of a man; -- in contempt. --Hudibras.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod;
            -- called also rostrum.
        (b) The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and
            allied beetles.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Snout beetle (Zo["o]l.), any one of many species of beetles
        having an elongated snout and belonging to the tribe
        Rhynchophora; a weevil.
  
     Snout moth (Zo["o]l.), any pyralid moth. See Pyralid.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Rostrum \Ros"trum\ (-tr[u^]m), n.; pl. L. Rostra, E.
     Rostrums. [L., beak, ship's beak, fr. rodere, rosum, to
     gnaw. See Rodent.]
     1. The beak or head of a ship.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. pl. ({Rostra) (Rom. Antiq.) The Beaks; the stage or
        platform in the forum where orations, pleadings, funeral
        harangues, etc., were delivered; -- so called because
        after the Latin war, it was adorned with the beaks of
        captured vessels; later, applied also to other platforms
        erected in Rome for the use of public orators.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Hence, a stage for public speaking; the pulpit or platform
        occupied by an orator or public speaker.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Myself will mount the rostrum in his favor.
                                                    --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) Any beaklike prolongation, esp. of the head of an
            animal, as the beak of birds.
        (b) The beak, or sucking mouth parts, of Hemiptera.
        (c) The snout of a gastropod mollusk. See Illust. of
            Littorina.
        (d) The anterior, often spinelike, prolongation of the
            carapace of a crustacean, as in the lobster and the
            prawn.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Bot.) Same as Rostellum.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Old Chem.) The pipe to convey the distilling liquor into
        its receiver in the common alembic. --Quincy.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. (Surg.) A pair of forceps of various kinds, having a
        beaklike form. [Obs.] --Coxe.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Rostrum \Ros"trum\ (-tr[u^]m), n.; pl. L. Rostra, E.
     Rostrums. [L., beak, ship's beak, fr. rodere, rosum, to
     gnaw. See Rodent.]
     1. The beak or head of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Snout \Snout\ (snout), n. [OE. snoute, probably of Scand, or Low
     German origin; cf. LG. snute, D. snuit, G. schnauze, Sw.
     snut, snyte, Dan. snude, Icel. sn?ta to blow the nose;
     probably akin to E. snuff, v.t. Cf. Snite, Snot,
     Snuff.]
     1. The long, projecting nose of a beast, as of swine.
  
     2. The nose of a man; -- in contempt. --Hudibras.
  
     3. The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc.
  
     4. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod;
            -- called also rostrum.
        (b) The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and
            allied beetles.
  
     Snout beetle (Zo["o]l.), any one of many species of beetles
        having an elongated snout and belonging to the tribe
        Rhynchophora; a weevil.
  
     Snout moth (Zo["o]l.), any pyralid moth. See Pyralid.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  rostrum
       n 1: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give
            prominence to the person on it [syn: dais, podium, pulpit,
             ambo, stump, soapbox]
       2: beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of
          certain insects such as e.g. weevils [syn: snout]
       [also: rostra (pl)]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rostrum
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 εξέδρα, βήμα ομιλητή
     2 ρύγχος δελφινιού, δεινόσαυρου κτλ. οποιοδήποτε ραμφώδες ρύγχος ζώου
  (όμως όχι το ράμφος)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


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

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


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

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


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

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


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

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rostrum
     Englanti n.
     koroke

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rostrum
     Engelska n.
     talarstol, podium

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Rostrum /rˈɔstɾʊm/ 
   [anat.] rostrum 
     Synonyms: Rüssel, Schnabel
  
   see: Rüssel, Schnabel, Rostra

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Rostrum /rˈɔstɾʊm/ 
   [zool.] beak , snout , rostrum 
           Note: of a whale or dolphin
     Synonym: Schnabel
  
           Note: eines Delfins oder Schweinswals

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Rostrum /ɹˈɒstɹəm/
  المنصة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  rostrum //ˈɹɑstɹəm// //ˈɹɒstɹəm// //ˈɹɔs-// 
  1. катедра, трибуна
  dais, pulpit, or similar platform
  2. платформа
  platform for a film or television camera

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  rostrum /ɹˈɒstɹəm/
  řečniště

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  rostrum /ɹˈɒstɹəm/ 
  kazatelna

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  rostrum /ɹˈɒstɹəm/ 
  pódium