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  1. costa:


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Detailed Synonyms for costa in English

costa:

costa [the ~] noun

  1. the costa
    – 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) 1
    the rib; the costa
    – 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) 1
  2. the costa
    – a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing) 1
    the costa
    – a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing) 1

Related Words for "costa":

  • costae

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Related Definitions for "costa":

  1. 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)1
  2. a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)1

Related Synonyms for costa