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costa (singular)
A rib; a rib-like part. In biology, a part of something, e.g., a leaf or a wing, that resembles a rib.
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costa (s) (noun), costae (pl)
An elevated ridge rounded at the crest: Such costae can be exemplified by the rib-like sections of a plant, like the midribs of a leaf, or by the edges of an insect's wing.
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