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fissirostral definition

fis·si·ros·tral (fis′i räs′trəl)

adjective

having a broad and deeply cleft beak, as a swift or nighthawk

Etymology: < L fissi-, cloven (< fissus: see fission) + rostrum, beak (see rostrum) + -al

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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