beak

beak noun [C] (BIRD'S MOUTH) the hard, pointed part of a bird's mouth: Birds use their beaks to pick up food.

A bird's beak or bill has the primary function of gathering and eating food. A bird's beak is designed to help it eat the foods it needs including tearing, crushing, picking, probing and breaking the shells of food items. Birds also use their beaks to preen or clean and oil their feathers.

Some birds have probing beaks which they use for probing or finding insects out of mud and soil. Probing beaks are long and slender. Ducks and swans have flat, broad beaks. It helps birds to catch insects, fishes and plants from the water.

The beak, bill, or rostrum is an external anatomical structure found mostly in birds, but also in turtles, non-avian dinosaurs and a few mammals. A beak is used for eating, preening, manipulating objects, killing prey, fighting, probing for food, courtship, and feeding young.

slang a person's nose, esp one that is large, pointed, or hooked.

the hard pointed or curved outer part of a bird's mouth synonym bill The gull held the fish in its beak. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner's Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. (humorous) a person's nose, especially when it is large and/or pointed.

A short, thick beak helps a bird reach into tree bark and get insects. A long, thin beak helps a bird tear meat. A spoon-shaped beak helps a bird scoop up water. A hooked beak helps a bird break up seeds.

The beak, a bill, or a rostrum is the nose and mouth of a bird. The beak is used for eating, fighting, grooming, and many other things. A goose with an orange-red beak.

Birds have different kinds of beak depending on their eating habits. For example- Humming bird has a long beak to suck nectar from flowers while parrots have a hook shaped beak to scoop fruit pulp.

Ornithologists tend to use the word “bill” more often than “beak.” Some people use “beak” when referring to songbirds with pointed bills, and “bill” when discussing birds like ducks with more fleshy beaks. However, both words are used in reference to a wide variety of species.

Debeaking, beak trimming (also spelt beak-trimming), or beak conditioning is the partial removal of the beak of poultry, especially layer hens and turkeys although it may also be performed on quail and ducks. Most commonly, the beak is shortened permanently, although regrowth can occur.

An old slang word for a judge, a magistrate, a headmaster or a schoolmaster. The word was originally thieves' jargon. ...