The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pressiroster
Pressiroster \Pres`si*ros"ter\, n. [L. presssus pressed (p. p. of premere) + rostrum beak: cf. F. pressirostre. See 4th Press.] (Zo["o]l.) One of a tribe of wading birds ( Pressirostres) including those which have a compressed beak, as the plovers.