costa

名词 n.
/ˈkɒ.stə/    /ˈkɑ.stə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of rib.
  2. A riblike part of a plant or animal, such as a midrib of a leaf or a thickened vein or the margin of an insect wing.
  3. A riblike part of a plant or animal, such as a midrib of a leaf or a thickened vein or the margin of an insect wing.; The vein forming the leading edge of most insect wings.

词形变化

costas plural costae plural

词源

Unadapted borrowing from Latin costa (“a rib”). Doublet of coast.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary