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subcosta
[ suhb-kos-tuh, -kaw-stuh ]
noun
plural subcostae
- a longitudinal vein in the anterior portion of the wing of an insect.
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- ܲ·Dzt adjective
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Accessory subcostal vein: the vein given off from the subcosta and branching toward the apex of the wing in Perlidae.
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Antenodal costal spaces: Odonata; the cells between costa and subcosta, from the base to the nodus: = ante-cubitals.
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Setula: a small stiff bristle or seta: in Diptera, the small thorn at the end of the subcosta.
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Antipodal costal spaces: Odonata; the cells between costa and subcosta, from the base to the modus; = antecubitals.
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Subcosta, when it refers to a vein and subcostal in a cell.
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