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

  Rostra \Ros"tra\, n. pl.
     See Rostrum, 2.
     [1913 Webster]

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

  Rostra \Ros"tra\, n. pl.
     See Rostrum, 2.

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 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 WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  rostra
       See rostrum

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

  rostra
     n.
     (plural of en rostrum)

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

  rostra
     n.
     (plural of en rostrum)

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

  rostra
     n.
     (plural of en rostrum)

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

  rostra
     n.
     (plural of en rostrum)

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

  Rostra /rˈɔstɾɑː/ 
  rostra
     Synonyms: Rüssel, Schnabel
  
   see: Rüssel, Schnabel, Rostrum
  

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

  rostra /ɹˈɒstɹə/ 
  řečnická tribuna

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

  rostra /ɹˈɒstɹə/
  Rednerbühnen , Rednerpodien , Podien , Tribünen 
     Synonyms: rostrums, speaker platforms, platforms
  
   see: rostrum, speaker platform, speaker's platform, platform
  

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

  rostra /ɹˈɒstɹə/
  Rednerpulte 
     Synonym: rostrums
  
   see: speaker's desk, rostrum
  

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

  rostra /ɹˈɒstɹə/
  Rüssel , Schnabel , Rostra 
   see: rostrum
  

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  rostra /ɹˈɒstɹə/
  1. (çoğ.), (bak.) rostrum.

From Lateinisch-Deutsch FreeDict-Wörterbuch ver. 1.0.3 :   [ freedict:lat-deu ]

  rostra (rostrorum ) 
  Rednerbühne

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     rostrum的复数形

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