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cos⋅ta

  [kos-tuh, kaw-stuh]
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–noun, plural cos⋅tae  [kos-tee, kaw-stee] .
1. a rib or riblike part.
2. the midrib of a leaf in mosses.
3. a ridge.
4. Entomology.
a. Also called costal vein. a vein, usually marginal, in the anterior portion of the wing of certain insects.
b. Also called costal margin. the anterior edge or border of the wing of certain insects.
Origin:
1865–70; < L: rib, side. See coast
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Cos⋅ta

  [kaw-stuh]
–noun
Lú⋅cio [loo-syoo] , 1902–98, Brazilian architect, chief designer of Brasilia.
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cos·ta   (kŏs'tə)   
n.   pl. cos·tae (-tē) Biology
A rib or a riblike part, such as the midrib of a leaf or a thickened anterior vein or margin of an insect's wing.

[Latin; see kost- in Indo-European roots.]
cos'tal adj.
Cos·ta   (kôs'tə, -tä)   
Brazilian architect. Heavily influenced by Le Corbusier and by Bauhaus design, he rose to fame after his airplane-shaped plan was selected for Brasília, the new capital of Brazil, in 1957.
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Main Entry: cos·ta
Pronunciation: 'käs-t&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cos·tae /-(")tE, -"tI/
: RIB
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costa cos·ta (kŏs'tə)
n. pl. cos·tae (-tē)

  1. Rib.

  2. A rodlike internal supporting organelle that runs along the base of the undulating membrane of certain flagellate parasites. Also called basal rod.

cos'tal adj.

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