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costa

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒ.stə/

The English word “costa” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Synonym of rib.
  2. A riblike part of a plant or animal, such as a midrib of a leaf or a thickened vein or the margin of an insect wing.
  3. The vein forming the leading edge of most insect wings.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin costa (“a rib”). Doublet of coast.

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