Definition of Cultirostres
in old classifications
:a group including the storks, herons, cranes, and various other large birds with pointed sharp-edged bills
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Cultirostres
plural noun
Cul·ti·ros·tres
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Origin and Etymology of cultirostres
New Latin, from culti- (from Latin culter knife, plowshare) + -rostres (from Latin rostrum beak)
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