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beaklike

beaklike

5.8
Having a shape like a bird's beak
  • adjective
  • /ˈbiːkˌlaɪk/
translation icon : en forma de pico
  • Our story begins when squamates and their nearest relatives, the Rhynchocephalia ("beak-headed" reptiles, so named because their jaws have a beaklike tip) split from a common ancestor.
  • a beaklike nose
  • beaklike jaws
  • beaklike tip

Examples

  • It had two slits at the eyes and projected out, beaklike, over his nose, mouth, and jaw.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Long tentacles trailed from his head, and a beaklike mouth clamped shut with crushing power.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Gudjen, a tall, hollow-cheeked matron with a beaklike nose, visibly checked herself.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The bird perched on the branch had a sharp, beaklike structure that helped it catch insects.

  • Her nose was distinctly beaklike, giving her a unique and memorable appearance.

  • The plant features long, beaklike projections that attract pollinators with their shape.

Synonyms

beaked
vsbeaklike
1 4.4

Having a part shaped like a bird's beak

is about resembling a beak in shape rather than having one
beaky
vsbeaklike
1 7.2

Having a long pointed nose that looks like a bird's beak

is more general, meaning shape like a beak not limited to noses

How Beaklike

beaky
1 7.2
beaklike
5.8
beaked
1 4.4

Surface Forms

beaklike positive

Morphology

beaklike = beak (transparent) = beak + like

Meaning is directly derived from 'beak' plus the adjectival suffix '-like', indicating resemblance.

Etymology

Beaklike is made of beak, meaning 'the hard mouth of a bird', and -like, meaning 'similar to'. So beaklike means 'shaped like a bird's beak', which is why we use it for noses, plant parts, or jaws that look like a beak.