dentirostrate in a sentence
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Definition
DENTIROSTRATE: adjective describing a bird's bill that is pointed and adapted for extracting insects from narrow spaces, such as crevices in bark.
Sample Sentences
- The dentirostrate bill of the bird allows it to extract insects from crevices in the bark.
- Ornithologists often study dentirostrate species to understand their feeding adaptations and ecological roles.
- The dentirostrate shape of the beak is particularly suited for probing flowers for nectar.
- In a diverse ecosystem, dentirostrate birds can coexist with other species that have different feeding mechanisms.
- During the field trip, we observed several dentirostrate birds skillfully foraging along the riverbank.