pressiroster

Pres`si*ros"ter, n. Etym: [L. presssus pressed (p. p. of premere) + rostrum beak: cf. F. pressirostre. See 4th Press.] (Zoöl.) Defn: One of a tribe of wading birds (Pressirostres) including those which have a compressed beak, as the plovers.

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