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costa
1[ kos-tuh, kaw-stuh ]
noun
plural costae
- a rib or riblike part.
- the midrib of a leaf in mosses.
- a ridge.
- Entomology.
- Also called costal vein. a vein, usually marginal, in the anterior portion of the wing of certain insects.
- Also called costal margin. the anterior edge or border of the wing of certain insects.
Costa
2[ kaw-stuh ]
noun
- ú· [loo, -syoo], 1902–98, Brazilian architect, chief designer of Brasilia.
costa
/ ˈɒə /
noun
- the technical name for rib 1
- a riblike part, such as the midrib of a plant leaf
costa
/ ŏ′ə /
, Plural costae ŏ′ŧ
- A rib or a riblike part, such as the midrib of a leaf or a thickened anterior vein or margin of an insect's wing.
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Derived Forms
- ˈDzٲ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ··Dz·ٲ noun plural pseudocostae
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of costa1
C19: from Latin: rib, side, wall
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That’s why the doctor, who spoke neither English nor Russian, had spent the last year gesticulating diagnoses for interpreters whose knowledge of Italian was limited to “quanto costa” and “non capisco.”
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"Quanto costa?" he says, louder, and points towards a Wrecking Ball shirt.
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What T costae lacks in details of its biology, it makes up for in its contribution to the evolutionary history of its genus.
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Fruit from an oval cavity in the costa.
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In this position the outer margin of the wing is the costa, the inner the dorsum, and the hind-margin the termen.
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