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adj
Below (deep to) a rib or the ribs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: extracostal
adj
Pertaining to the subcosta and/or the area of the wing next to it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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noun
A subcostal muscle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
One of the principal nervures of the wings of an insect, situated next beneath or behind the costal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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History
From sub- + costal.
Across languages
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