costa

English

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) A rib.
  • (biology) A riblike part of a plant or animal, such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein or the margin of an insect wing.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin costa (rib, side, edge, wall).

Origin

Latin

costa

Gloss

rib, side, edge, wall

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

端, 縁

Emoji

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