beaklike

Example Sentences

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He brought with him a slight limp and a beaklike nose, jowls and slightly arched eyebrows.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2023

But Dr. Simões emphasized the differences: For instance, modern tuatara jaws end in a set of beaklike fused teeth that are absent in Navajosphenodon.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2022

Spiders don’t often resemble birds, but pelican spiders—which use beaklike mouthparts to spear other arachnids—are a notable exception.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 11, 2018

See them glide to snatch the squid from your hand with their beaklike mouths.

From Forbes • Mar. 23, 2015

One of them fitted Frodo well enough, a black cap with iron rim, and iron hoops covered with leather upon which the Evil Eye was painted in red above the beaklike nose-guard.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien