'Pressiroster' definitions:

Definition of 'Pressiroster'

From: GCIDE
  • Pressiroster \Pres`si*ros"ter\, n. [L. presssus pressed (p. p. of premere) + rostrum beak: cf. F. pressirostre. See 4th Press.] (Zool.) One of a tribe of wading birds (Pressirostres) including those which have a compressed beak, as the plovers. [1913 Webster]