rostrum
1. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it (Freq. 1) • Syn: dais, podium, pulpit, ambo, stump, soapbox • Hypernyms: platform 2. beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils • Syn: snout • Hypernyms: nose, olfactory organ
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