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antecosta

antecosta noun: an internal ridge, near the anterior margin of a dorsal or ventral plate of the primitive segment of an arthropod, to which muscles are attached.

Noun

antecosta (plural antecostas or antecostae)

  1. An internal ridge, near the anterior margin of a dorsal or ventral plate of the primitive segment of an arthropod, to which muscles are attached

Forms of antecosta

pluralantecostas
pluralantecostae

Questions about antecosta

What does antecosta mean?
Antecosta means an internal ridge, near the anterior margin of a dorsal or ventral plate of the primitive segment of an arthropod, to which muscles are attached.
What part of speech is antecosta?
Antecosta is a noun.
What is the plural of antecosta?
The plural of antecosta is antecostas.

Words near antecosta in the dictionary

  1. anteclypeus
  2. antecolic
  3. antecommunion
  4. anteconsonantal
  5. anteconsonantic
  6. antecosta
  7. antecostal
  8. antecritical
  9. antecrochet
  10. antecrochets
  11. antecryst

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