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- beak, stiff, projecting oral structure of certain animals. Beaks are present in a few invertebrates (e.g., cephalopods and some insects), some fishes and mammals, and all birds and turtles.
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Beak, stiff, projecting oral structure of certain animals. Beaks are present in a few invertebrates (e.g., cephalopods and some insects), some fishes and mammals, and all birds and turtles. Many dinosaurs were beaked. The term bill is preferred for the beak of a bird, platypus, or dinosaur.
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BEAK meaning: 1 : the hard usually pointed parts that cover...
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The beak, bill, or rostrum is an external anatomical structure found mostly in birds, but also in turtles, non-avian dinosaurs and a few mammals. A beak is used for pecking, grasping, and holding (in probing for food, eating, manipulating and carrying objects, killing prey, or fighting), preening, courtship, and feeding young.
The beak, or rhamphotheca, is a horny skin structure of keratinized epidermis covering the upper and lower jaws. The size and shape of the beak is a good indicator of the diet eaten by a particular species. Seed eaters have a strong wedge-shaped beak. Fruit eaters and insect eaters have a delicate pointy beak.
The meaning of BEAK is the bill of a bird; especially : a strong short broad bill. How to use beak in a sentence.
While some birds have ‘all-purpose’ beaks, many species have specialized bills adapted for specific tasks and diets. There’s much more to learn about these fascinating and crucial parts of bird anatomy. Read along as we unpack the form and function of bird beaks and brains.
BEAK meaning: 1 : the hard usually pointed parts that cover a bird's mouth bill; 2 : a person's nose
noun. the bill of a bird; neb. any similar horny mouthpart in other animals, as the turtle or duckbill. anything beaklike or ending in a point, as the spout of a pitcher. Slang. a person's nose. Entomology. proboscis ( def 3 ). Botany. a narrowed or prolonged tip.
