subcostal
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
subcostal (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Below a rib or the ribs.
- (entomology) Pertaining to the subcosta and/or the area of the wing next to it.
Translations[edit]
below a rib or the ribs
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Noun[edit]
subcostal (plural subcostals)
- (anatomy) A subcostal muscle.
- (zoology) One of the principal nervures of the wings of an insect, situated next beneath or behind the costal.
Synonyms[edit]
- (part of insect wing): subcosta
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
subcostal m or f (masculine and feminine plural subcostales)
Further reading[edit]
- “subcostal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014