rostrum

English Thesaurus

1. beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	nose, olfactory organ,
definition	:	the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals (noun.body)

2. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	platform,
definition	:	a raised horizontal surface (noun.artifact)