Cultirostres

plural noun

Cul·​ti·​ros·​tres

in old classifications

: a group including the storks, herons, cranes, and various other large birds with pointed sharp-edged bills

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from culti- (from Latin culter knife, plowshare) + -rostres (from Latin rostrum beak)

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