rostrum


ros·trum

noun \ˈräs-trəm also ˈrs-\
plural rostrums or ros·tra \-trə\

Definition of ROSTRUM

: a bodily part or process suggesting a bird's bill: as a : the reflected anterior portion of the corpus callosum below the genu b : the interior median spine of the body of the basisphenoid bone articulating with the vomer

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