costa

(kŏs'tə)
n. Biology, pl., -tae (-tē).
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.

[Latin.]

costal cos'tal adj.

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A fuselage frame.

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Pl. costae [L.] a rib.

See words rhyming with "Costa."

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ribben

idioms:

• Costa Rican    costaricaner

Nederlands (Dutch)
rib, ribvormig iets

Français (French)
n. - (Biol) structure (côte), (Anat, Zool) artère (aile d'un oiseau)

idioms:

• Costa Rican    Costaricain

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rippe

idioms:

• Costa Rican    Costaricaner

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νεύρωση, νεύρο (φύλλου, φτερού)

idioms:

• Costa Rican    κοσταρικανός

Italiano (Italian)
costola

idioms:

• Costa Rican    abitante di Costa Rica

Português (Portuguese)
n. - costa (f) (Anat.)

idioms:

• Costa Rican    costarriquenho (m)

Русский (Russian)
ребра

idioms:

• Costa Rican    коста-риканский

Español (Spanish)
n. - costilla, costarricense

idioms:

• Costa Rican    costarricense

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - revben (anat.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
肋骨, 叶的中肋, 肋脉

idioms:

• Costa Rican    哥斯达黎加的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 肋骨, 葉的中肋, 肋脈

idioms:

• Costa Rican    哥斯大黎加的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 늑골, 엽맥

idioms:

• costa Rica    코스타리카 (중앙아메리카의 공화국; 수도 San Jose(산호세))

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 肋骨, 中肋

idioms:

• Costa Rican    コスタリカ人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ضلع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צלע‬

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