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basicosta

basicosta noun: the distal plate in the axillary area of the wing of an insect along which the costa of the wing articulates.

Noun

basicosta (plural basicostae)

  1. The distal plate in the axillary area of the wing of an insect along which the costa of the wing articulates
    • Wing measurements: M 2 /d = length of vein M 2 : greatest length of discal medial cell (discal cell); CuA 1 ratio = length of apical: preapical sections of vein CuA 1 ; lw/ww = greatest length of wing (from basicosta to apex): greatest width of wing.2015 July 27, Miroslav Barták, Štěpán Kubík, “Palaearctic species of Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) anfractuosa group (Diptera, Empididae)”, in ZooKeys, →DOI

Forms of basicosta

pluralbasicostae

Origin of basicosta

From basi- + costa.

Questions about basicosta

What does basicosta mean?
Basicosta means the distal plate in the axillary area of the wing of an insect along which the costa of the wing articulates.
What part of speech is basicosta?
Basicosta is a noun.
What is the plural of basicosta?
The plural of basicosta is basicostae.

Words near basicosta in the dictionary

  1. basicity
  2. basicly
  3. basicness
  4. basiconic
  5. basiconics
  6. basicosta
  7. basicostae
  8. basicostal
  9. basicoxal
  10. basicrania
  11. basicranial

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