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plural rostra or rostrums
A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor, or other performer. quotations examples
He saw a crowd listening to a man who was talking from the rostrum of a kitchen-chair.
1922, Sinclair Lewis, chapter 27, in Babbitt
A platform for a film or television camera. examples
The projecting prow of a rowed warship, such as a trireme. examples
(zoology) The beak.
(zoology) The beak-shaped projection on the head of insects such as weevils.
(zoology) The snout of a dolphin.
(anatomy) The oral or nasal region of a human used for anatomical location (i.e. rostral) examples