Rostral may refer to:
Anatomy
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Rostral (anatomical term)
Standard anatomical terms of location are used to unambiguously describe the anatomy of animals, including humans. The terms, typically derived from Latin or Greek roots, describe something in its standard anatomical position. This position prov ...
, situated toward the oral or nasal region
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Rostral bone, in ceratopsian dinosaurs
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Rostral organ The rostral organ of the coelacanth or similar in many other fish such as Anchovy is a large gel-filled cavity in the snout, with three pairs of canals to the outside.
It is surrounded by an insulating layer of adipose tissue and innervated by the ...
, of certain fish
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Rostral scale
The rostral scale, or rostral, in snakes and other scaled reptiles is the median plate on the tip of the snout that borders the mouth opening. Wright AH, Wright AA (1957). ''Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada''. Ithaca and London: ...
, in snakes and scaled reptiles
Other uses
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Rostral column, a victory column commemorating a naval military victory
See also
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Rostrum (disambiguation)
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