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subcosta

subcosta noun: the first major vein behind the costa on an insect wing.

Noun

subcosta (plural subcostae or subcostas)

  1. The first major vein behind the costa on an insect wing
    Synonyms:
    Sc, subcostal

subcosta meaning in Tamil

subcosta in Tamil

வண்டுச்சிறகின், விளிம்போர நரம்புச்சட்டம்

Synonyms of subcosta

Forms of subcosta

pluralsubcostae
pluralsubcostas

Origin of subcosta

From sub- + costa.

Words formed from subcosta

Questions about subcosta

What does subcosta mean?
Subcosta means the first major vein behind the costa on an insect wing.
What is subcosta in Tamil?
Subcosta in Tamil is வண்டுச்சிறகின், விளிம்போர நரம்புச்சட்டம். See Subcosta meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is subcosta?
Subcosta is a noun.
What is the plural of subcosta?
The plural of subcosta is subcostae.

Words near subcosta in the dictionary

  1. subcortically
  2. subcortices
  3. subcorticolous
  4. subcorymbose
  5. subcosmopolitan
  6. subcosta
  7. subcostae
  8. subcostal
  9. subcostales
  10. subcostalis
  11. subcostally

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Adapted from Wiktionary: subcosta (page history and authors); subcosta (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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