subcosta

American  

[suhb-kos-tuh, -kaw-stuh] / sʌbˈkɒs tə, -ˈkɔ stə /

noun

plural

subcostae

1. a longitudinal vein in the anterior portion of the wing of an insect.

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Other Word Forms

• subcostal adjective

Etymology

Origin of subcosta

From New Latin, dating back to 1860–65; sub-, costa

Example Sentences

Accessory subcostal vein: the vein given off from the subcosta and branching toward the apex of the wing in Perlidae.

From Project Gutenberg

Antenodal cross veins: Odonata; extend between costa and subcosta, and between subcosta and media, from the base to the nodus, forming the ante-nodal or ante-cubital cells: = ante-cubital.

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Antenodal costal spaces: Odonata; the cells between costa and subcosta, from the base to the nodus: = ante-cubitals.

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Antipodal costal spaces: Odonata; the cells between costa and subcosta, from the base to the modus; = antecubitals.

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Costa: any elevated ridge that is rounded at its crest: the thickened anterior margin of any wing, but usually the primaries: in Comstock, the vein extending along the anterior margin of the wing from base to the point of junction with subcosta.

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