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| beak [ beek ] (plural beaks) |
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1. bird's mouth parts: the feeding apparatus of a bird, consisting of two pointed jaws protected by a horny covering. Beaks take many different shapes according to the eating habits of individual bird species.
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2. projecting part: a part that sticks out, e.g. the lip of a container
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3. somebody's nose: somebody's nose, especially when it is long or hooked
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4. zoology protruding part of animal's mouth: a projecting part of the mouth or jaw of animals other than birds, e.g. the sucking mouthpart of an insect or the bony jaw projection of a fish
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5. zoology part of invertebrate animal shell: the oldest part of the shell of an invertebrate animal with a hinged shell, found nearest the hinge
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6. architecture curved cornice or molding: a cornice or molding with a downward-curving edge
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| [13th century. Via Old French bec< Latin beccus] |
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  beaked adjective |
| beak·less adjective |
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