means "higher" (literally, towards the beak), and caudal means "lower" (towards the tail) When describing levels of the central nervous system, these adjectives are preferred to the "superior" and "inferior" of ordinary anatomical terminology
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[ 'räs-tr&l also ] (adjective.) 1709. New Latin rostralis, from Latin rostrum.