Synonyms for Rostrum (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it):
dais, podium, pulpit, soapbox, stump, amboWordNet sense 2 (beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils):
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