rostrum

noun9

1. •
   A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor, or other performer.

   • He saw a crowd listening to a man who was talking from the rostrum of a kitchen-chair. — 1922
2. •
   A platform for a film or television camera.
3. •
   The projecting prow of a rowed warship, such as a trireme.
4. •
   The beak.
5. •
   The beak-shaped projection on the head of insects such as weevils.
6. •
   The snout of a dolphin.
7. •
   Any beak-like extension.
8. •
   The oral or nasal region of a human used for anatomical location (i.e. rostral).
9. •
   The inner segment of the coronal lobes in asclepiads.