| Pronunciation: | | 'kâstu
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- [n] any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
- [n] a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)
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| | Synonyms: | | rib |
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| | See Also: | | anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, bone, complex body part, costal cartilage, craniate, os, structure, true rib, vertebrate |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cos"ta\ (k[o^]s"t[.a]), n. [L., rib. See {Coast}.]
1. (Anat.) A rib of an animal or a human being.
2. (Bot.) A rib or vein of a leaf, especially the midrib.
3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The anterior rib in the wing of an insect.
(b) One of the riblike longitudinal ridges on the exterior
of many corals.
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