معنی کلمه :‌ pressiroster

One of a tribe of wading birds (Pressirostres) including those which have a compressed beak, as the plovers.

1. (Anat.) A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus. 2. (Zoöl.) The proboscis of a jellyfish; -- called also hypostoma. See Illust. of Hydromedusa.