costa | ||
1. | [ noun ] (zoology) a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing) | |
Related terms: | structure | |
2. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1076 | |
3. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates) | |
Synonyms: | rib | |
Related terms: | os true_rib vertebrate costal_cartilage | |
Similar spelling: |
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