subcostal
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]subcostal (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Below a rib or the ribs.
- (entomology) Pertaining to the subcosta and/or the area of the wing next to it.
Translations
[edit]below a rib or the ribs
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Noun
[edit]subcostal (plural subcostals)
- (anatomy) A subcostal muscle.
- (zoology) One of the principal nervures of the wings of an insect, situated next beneath or behind the costal.
Synonyms
[edit]- (part of insect wing): subcosta
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]subcostal m or f (masculine and feminine plural subcostales)
Further reading
[edit]- “subcostal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014