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tricostate

tricostate adjective: having three ribs or three costae.

Adjective

tricostate (not comparable)

  1. Having three ribs or three costae

Origin of tricostate

From tri- + costate.

Questions about tricostate

What does tricostate mean?
Tricostate means having three ribs or three costae.
What part of speech is tricostate?
Tricostate is an adjective.

Words near tricostate in the dictionary

  1. tricosanoic
  2. tricosanoic acid
  3. tricosanol
  4. tricosene
  5. tricosenes
  6. tricostate
  7. tricostatin
  8. tricot
  9. tricoteuse
  10. tricoteuses
  11. tricotine

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