costa
Substantivhäufig in Dialogen
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈkɒ.stə//
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˈkɑ.stə//
Synonym of rib.
Substantiv
- 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
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. The vein forming the leading edge of most insect wings.
Herkunft
Unadapted borrowing from Latin costa (“a rib”). Doublet of coast.
Formen
- Plural
- costas, costae