curvirostris

== Latin == === Etymology === From curvus (“bent”) + rōstrum (“beak”) + -is. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʊr.wɪˈroːs.trɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kur.viˈrɔs.tris] === Adjective === curvirōstris (neuter curvirōstre); third-declension two-termination adjective (New Latin) having a bent, curved or hooked beak ==== Usage notes ==== Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective. ==== Related terms ====