longiroster

== English == === Etymology === From Latin longus (“long”) + rostrum (“beak”). Compare French longirostre. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɒndʒiɹɒstə(ɹ)/ === Noun === longiroster (plural longirosters) (obsolete) One of the Longirostres, a former family of long-billed birds, such as the snipe. ==== Usage notes ==== Today, Longirostres is a clade of reptiles. === References === “longiroster”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.