About The Word Costa
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Costa
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What's The Definition Of Costa?
[n] 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)
[n] a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing) Synonyms | Synonyms for Costa: rib Related Terms | Find terms related to Costa: See Also | anatomical structure | bodily structure | body structure | bone | complex body part | costal cartilage | craniate | os | structure | true rib | vertebrate Costa In Webster's Dictionary \Cos"ta\ (k[o^]s"t[.a]), n. [L., rib. See {Coast}.]
1. (Anat.) A rib of an animal or a human being.
2. (Bot.) A rib or vein of a leaf, especially the midrib.
3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The anterior rib in the wing of an insect.
(b) One of the riblike longitudinal ridges on the exterior
of many corals.
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