rostral

[ ros-truh l ]

/ ˈrɒs trəl /

of or relating to a rostrum.

Origin of rostral

1700–10; < Late Latin rōstrālis, equivalent to Latin rōstr(um) rostrum + -ālis -al¹

ros·tral·ly, adverb post·ros·tral, adjective sub·ros·tral, adjective

The other wore a rostral crown upon her head, and kept her eyes fixed upon a compass.

The Tatler, Volume 3 |Various
This process is known as the tracheal process, or rostral cartilage.

Artistic Anatomy of Animals |douard Cuyer
Rostral portion of skull less attenuate than in Tupaia tana.

Mammals Collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott on the Natuna Islands |Gerrit Miller
The lateral depressores of the scuta consist each of about three fasci, and they terminate downwards like the rostral muscles.

A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) |Charles Darwin

There is no little tooth near the rostral angle, and the basi-scutal corner is not hollowed out.

A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) |Charles Darwin

rostral

/ (ˈrɒstrəl) /

biology of or like a beak or snout

adorned with the prows of ships a rostral column