subcosta

[ suhb-kos-tuh, -kaw-stuh ]

noun

, plural sub·cos·tae [suhb-, kos, -tee, -, kaw, -stee].

1. a longitudinal vein in the anterior portion of the wing of an insect.

Other Words From

• sub·costal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of subcosta¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1860–65; sub-, costa

Example Sentences

Setula: a small stiff bristle or seta: in Diptera, the small thorn at the end of the subcosta.

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Subcosta, when it refers to a vein and subcostal in a cell.

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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 cross veins: Odonata; extend between costa and subcosta, and between subcosta and media, from the base to the nodus, forming the ante-nodal or ante-cubital cells: = ante-cubital.

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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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